"200k Impacted by East Valley Institute of Technology Data Breach"

The East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) recently started informing over 200,000 individuals that their personal and health information was compromised in a recent data breach.  The incident occurred on January 9, when a threat actor gained unauthorized access to EVIT’s network, accessing sensitive information pertaining to current and former students, staff, faculty, and parents.  EVIT noted that the potentially compromised information includes names, addresses, email addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s licenses, student ID numbers, race/ethnicity, account numbers, medical information, financial aid information, and other student information.  Furthermore, medical information, including diagnosis, treatment and prescription details, health insurance details, mental and physical condition and treatment, and patient account numbers, were also compromised.  EVIT also says that biometric data, login information (including usernames and passwords), payment card type, military ID numbers, and other information were accessed.  EVIT noted that compromised information varies by person.  The organization submitted a copy of the letter to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, revealing that a total of 208,717 individuals were potentially affected by the incident.

SecurityWeek reports: "200k Impacted by East Valley Institute of Technology Data Breach"