Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) on September 25, 2020. The breach, linked to a ransomware incident at third-party vendor Blackbaud, may have affected the personal information of 179 Rhode Island residents, including names and Social Security numbers. VSAC is offering one year of credit monitoring services to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f499ebc7-c44a-442c-abad-a43e964044a7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/vsac

"id": "vsa317072825",
"linkid": "vsac",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 179,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Vermont',
                        'name': 'Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 179,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-09-25',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-09-25',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) on '
                'September 25, 2020. The breach, linked to a ransomware '
                'incident at third-party vendor Blackbaud, may have affected '
                'the personal information of 179 Rhode Island residents, '
                'including names and Social Security numbers. VSAC is offering '
                'one year of credit monitoring services to those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-09-25',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Vermont Student Assistance Corporation',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}