Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University experienced a data breach impacting 80 Maine residents. The breach occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, and was discovered on July 24, 2020. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The breach was a result of an external system breach (hacking). The university offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Kroll.

Affected (this filing): 80

Georgia Southern University reported a data breach involving its third-party vendor, Blackbaud. Between February 7 and May 20, 2020, unauthorized actors accessed backup files containing names, Social Security numbers, and donor profiles. The incident involved a ransomware attack where files were encrypted and a ransom was paid. The university notified affected individuals and provided one year of credit monitoring via Kroll. The university has since removed SSNs from the affected database and enhanced security controls.

Georgia Southern University experienced an external system breach that was discovered on July 24, 2020. The incident, which occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, affected 95 Maine residents. The compromised data included names and Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified on November 13, 2020, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Kroll.

Affected (this filing): 95

Georgia Southern University, a education sector entity reported a ransomware incident to the Washington Attorney General. The organization became aware of the incident on 2020-07-24 and filed notice on 2020-11-13. 552 Washington residents were affected. 112 days elapsed between awareness and notification. 168 days to identify the breach. 0 days to contain the breach.

Affected (this filing): 552