Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach from the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) on September 4, 2020. The breach, connected to a ransomware incident at Blackbaud, Inc., potentially exposed personal information including names and Social Security numbers, although specific details on affected individuals are currently unknown. The breach occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-193789

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

"id": "vsa827072725",
"linkid": "vsac",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Vermont',
                        'name': 'Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-05-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-09-04',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach from the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) '
                'on September 4, 2020. The breach, connected to a ransomware '
                'incident at Blackbaud, Inc., potentially exposed personal '
                'information including names and Social Security numbers, '
                'although specific details on affected individuals are '
                'currently unknown. The breach occurred between February 7, '
                '2020, and May 20, 2020.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-09-04',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}