The Wheeler School

The Wheeler School

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that The Wheeler School experienced a data breach related to a cyber incident involving its third-party vendor, Blackbaud, Inc., which occurred in May 2020. The breach potentially affected the personal information of one (1) Maine resident, specifically their name and Social Security number. TWS notified the affected individual on December 15, 2020, and is providing two years of complimentary credit monitoring services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f916275c-bae1-4264-8c4b-37f2a3140548.shtml

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

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'The Wheeler School',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Name',
                                              'Social Security number']},
 'date_detected': '2020-05-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-15',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that The Wheeler "
                'School experienced a data breach related to a cyber incident '
                'involving its third-party vendor, Blackbaud, Inc., which '
                'occurred in May 2020. The breach potentially affected the '
                'personal information of one (1) Maine resident, specifically '
                'their name and Social Security number. TWS notified the '
                'affected individual on December 15, 2020, and is providing '
                'two years of complimentary credit monitoring services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Name', 'Social Security number']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-12-15',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified affected individual and '
                                        'provided two years of complimentary '
                                        'credit monitoring services'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Wheeler School',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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