Maricopa County Community Colleges District

Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) experienced a cybersecurity incident on March 16, 2021, involving a potential ransomware attack. A third-party monitoring vendor detected suspicious activity, prompting MCCCD to take systems offline and engage forensic experts. The investigation determined that a potential ransomware attack was prevented, but an attacker attempted to download a directory file containing names, dates of birth, email addresses, and hashed passwords. No student or HR information (SSNs, financial data) was compromised. MCCCD implemented enhanced security measures, including 24/7 endpoint detection, MFA, and forced password resets.

Maricopa Community College reported a data breach to the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection. The office was notified on 2013/12.13. Breach type: Hackers/Unauthorized Access. 3,828 Hawaii residents were affected. Recovered from the Internet Archive after the notice was removed from the OCP table.

Maricopa County Community Colleges District reported unauthorized access to IT systems. Affected data included names, addresses, SSNs, dates of birth, financial/bank account info, employment, and education records. No credit card or PHI was involved. The district engaged forensic experts, enhanced security controls, and offered one year of credit monitoring via Kroll.

State of New Hampshire Attorney General breach notification filed by Maricopa County Community College District on November 27, 2013. The attached consumer notification letter is empty (pages 1-10 contain no text). No specific breach details, dates, data types, or response actions are provided in the available source text.