On February 24, 2021, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Vermont State Colleges, which consists of Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College. The breach, resulting from a ransomware incident at Blackbaud, occurred in May 2020 and affected a total of 289 individuals, including one Maine resident. The compromised information included financial account numbers.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/vermont-state-colleges-system
"id": "ver938072525",
"linkid": "vermont-state-colleges-system",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 289,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Vermont',
'name': 'Vermont State Colleges',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 289,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial account numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-02-24',
'description': 'A data breach involving Vermont State Colleges, which '
'consists of Castleton University, Northern Vermont '
'University, and Vermont Technical College, was reported by '
'the Maine Office of the Attorney General. The breach resulted '
'from a ransomware incident at Blackbaud and affected 289 '
'individuals, including one Maine resident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial account numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-02-24',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Vermont State Colleges',
'type': 'Data Breach'}