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Austin ISD Third-Party Breach (March 2021)

πŸ“… 2021-03-01 🏒 not disclosed
Primary Source β†—

Incident 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
βœ… Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise

Timeline

  1. 2021-03-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-03-01 Publicly disclosed