University of Alaska Foundation

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the University of Alaska Foundation on August 28, 2020. The breach, a ransomware cyberattack, occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, affecting approximately 6,586 Washington residents. The compromised information includes names, full dates of birth, and student identification numbers.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10269

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-alaska-foundation

"id": "uni421072625",
"linkid": "university-of-alaska-foundation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '6,586 Washington residents',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Alaska',
                        'name': 'University of Alaska Foundation',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '6,586',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'full dates of birth',
                                              'student identification '
                                              'numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-05-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-28',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving the University of Alaska Foundation '
                'on August 28, 2020. The breach, a ransomware cyberattack, '
                'occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, '
                'affecting approximately 6,586 Washington residents. The '
                'compromised information includes names, full dates of birth, '
                'and student identification numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'full dates of birth',
                                 'student identification numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-28',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'University of Alaska Foundation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}