Supply chain
β Supply Chain
Austin ISD Third-Party Breach (March 2021)
Primary Source βIncident Details
Austin ISD warns of possible data breach. Those who have been affected are being offered free identity monitoring. AUSTIN, Texas β Austin ISD notified parents last week after it was made aware of a possible data breach involving a former third-party vendor. According to the letter, there hasn’t been any evidence that personal information was used for malicious purposes. It also said that those who have been affected are being offered free identity monitoring.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Compromise of third-party service provider / vendor relationship
- Vendor / Product
- not disclosed
- Supply Chain Attack
- β Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise
Timeline
- 2021-03-01 Breach occurred
- 2021-03-01 Publicly disclosed