Whitman-Hanson Regional School District

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District on January 6, 2023. The breach occurred in late July 2022 due to a ransomware attack that may have involved unauthorized access to personal information, including Social Security Numbers, ACH information, and W-2 information, affecting an unknown number of individuals.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-01-06-whitman-hanson-regional-school-district-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/whitman-hanson-community-access-corporation

"id": "whi408072525",
"linkid": "whitman-hanson-community-access-corporation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown number of individuals',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Whitman-Hanson',
                        'name': 'Whitman-Hanson Regional School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                              'ACH information',
                                              'W-2 information']},
 'date_detected': '2022-07-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-01-06',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District '
                'on January 6, 2023. The breach occurred in late July 2022 due '
                'to a ransomware attack that may have involved unauthorized '
                'access to personal information, including Social Security '
                'Numbers, ACH information, and W-2 information, affecting an '
                'unknown number of individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                 'ACH information',
                                 'W-2 information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-01-06',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Whitman-Hanson Regional School District',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}