The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the University of Pennsylvania experienced a data breach involving Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI) on May 24, 2024. The breach, discovered on March 22, 2024, involved unauthorized access to personal information including Social Security numbers from October 29, 2023, to February 12, 2024, affecting 388 individuals, with one resident from Maine notified on April 9, 2024.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-pennsylvania-perelman-school-of-medicine
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"linkid": "university-of-pennsylvania-perelman-school-of-medicine",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 388,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'University of Pennsylvania',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 388,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2024-03-22',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-24',
'description': 'The University of Pennsylvania experienced a data breach '
'involving Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI) on May '
'24, 2024. The breach, discovered on March 22, 2024, involved '
'unauthorized access to personal information including Social '
'Security numbers from October 29, 2023, to February 12, 2024, '
'affecting 388 individuals, with one resident from Maine '
'notified on April 9, 2024.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'University of Pennsylvania Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}