Weatherford ISD fell victim to an email spoofing attack by an individual pretending to be a District level employee.
The email was aimed to get information about all of its employees.
However, ISD soon discovered the fraudulent nature of the email request and investigated the incident.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/details-on-the-weatherford-isd-data-breach/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/wisd-weatherford-isd
"id": "wis153613522",
"linkid": "wisd-weatherford-isd",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "03/2022",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Weatherford, TX, USA',
'name': 'Weatherford ISD',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Employee Information'},
'description': 'Weatherford ISD fell victim to an email spoofing attack by an '
'individual pretending to be a District level employee. The '
'email was aimed to get information about all of its '
'employees. However, ISD soon discovered the fraudulent nature '
'of the email request and investigated the incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Employee Information'},
'motivation': 'Information Gathering',
'threat_actor': 'Individual pretending to be a District level employee',
'title': 'Email Spoofing Attack at Weatherford ISD',
'type': 'Email Spoofing'}