University of Maine at Augusta

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the University of Maine at Augusta on November 24, 2020. The breach occurred on May 15, 2020, due to inadvertent disclosure, external system breach (hacking), insider wrongdoing, and internal system breach, potentially affecting thousands of individuals and compromising financial account numbers or credit/debit card numbers.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e71c7da8-812d-47b2-b969-e32932236450.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-maine-system

"id": "uni442072925",
"linkid": "university-of-maine-system",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Thousands of individuals',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Augusta, Maine',
                        'name': 'University of Maine at Augusta',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': ['Inadvertent Disclosure',
                   'External System Breach (Hacking)',
                   'Insider Wrongdoing',
                   'Internal System Breach'],
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Financial Account Numbers',
                                              'Credit/Debit Card Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-11-24',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-24',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the University of Maine at Augusta on '
                'November 24, 2020. The breach occurred on May 15, 2020, due '
                'to inadvertent disclosure, external system breach (hacking), '
                'insider wrongdoing, and internal system breach, potentially '
                'affecting thousands of individuals and compromising financial '
                'account numbers or credit/debit card numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Financial Account Numbers',
                                 'Credit/Debit Card Numbers'],
            'payment_information_risk': True},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-24',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at University of Maine at Augusta',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}