Whitworth University

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Whitworth University on October 4, 2022. The breach, which occurred on July 29, 2022, was a ransomware cyberattack affecting approximately 41,746 individuals. The compromised information included names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. Notification letters were sent to affected residents on April 28, 2023.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=13865

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/whitworth-university-school-of-business

"id": "whi434072525",
"linkid": "whitworth-university-school-of-business",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 41746,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Washington State',
                        'name': 'Whitworth University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 41746,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'health insurance information']},
 'date_detected': '2022-10-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-10-04',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving Whitworth University on October 4, '
                '2022. The breach, which occurred on July 29, 2022, was a '
                'ransomware cyberattack affecting approximately 41,746 '
                'individuals, with compromised information including names, '
                'Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. '
                'Notification letters were sent to affected residents on April '
                '28, 2023.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'health insurance information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-10-04',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Whitworth University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}