University of South Dakota Foundation

University of South Dakota Foundation

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the University of South Dakota Foundation (USDF) on December 4, 2020. The breach, which occurred on May 16, 2020, was due to an external system breach (hacking) and potentially affected two residents of Maine, exposing their social security numbers. USDF offered 24 months of Experian Credit Monitoring as a response.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/52d6b980-82bc-490d-a491-f90977510bb7.shtml

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

"id": "uni450080525",
"linkid": "university-of-south-dakota-foundation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'South Dakota',
                        'name': 'University of South Dakota Foundation',
                        'type': 'Educational Foundation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-12-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-04',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the University of South Dakota Foundation '
                '(USDF) on December 4, 2020. The breach, which occurred on May '
                '16, 2020, was due to an external system breach (hacking) and '
                'potentially affected two residents of Maine, exposing their '
                'social security numbers. USDF offered 24 months of Experian '
                'Credit Monitoring as a response.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-12-04',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['24 months of Experian Credit '
                                       'Monitoring']},
 'title': 'University of South Dakota Foundation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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