{"id":226,"date":"2023-03-04T08:44:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2023-03-08T12:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:35:45","slug":"2022-2023-denver-public-schools-breach-affects-15000-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/04\/2022-2023-denver-public-schools-breach-affects-15000-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"2022-2023 Denver Public Schools breach affects 15,000 employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Image source: Denver Public Schools, 2023a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One-sentence summary: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An attacker breached Denver Public Schools for about a month and accessed PII, including SSNs, of over 15,000 employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who was involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Threat actor, Denver Public Schools, and 15,000 Denver Public Schools employees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What was the timeline?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 13, 2022: Attacker makes initial access into DPS&#8217;s information systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 4, 2023: DPS discovers the intruder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 13, 2023: Attacker&#8217;s last known presence at DPS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 3, 2023: DPS posts a breach notice on their public website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 8, 2023: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/kentprotect\/comments\/11i1g0j\/20222023_denver_public_schools_breach_affects\/jbcez1d\/?context=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit user reports<\/a> that former employees and dependents are affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What occurred?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An attacker breached DPS for about a month and retrieved &#8220;names and Social Security numbers of current and former participants in DPS\u2019s employer-sponsored health plan; employee fingerprints, if on file; bank account numbers or pay card numbers; student identification numbers; driver\u2019s license numbers; passport numbers; and limited health plan enrollment information maintained for human resources purposes&#8221; (Seaman, 2023; Lynn, 2023; Denver Public Schools, 2023b, para. 2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated costs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M-F Call center and data breach notification costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Involved laws: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State: Colo. Rev. Stat. \u00a7 6-1-716<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Root cause: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TBA or N\/A (see disclaimer) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lessons learned: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TBA or N\/A (see disclaimer) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denver Public Schools. (2023a, February 3). <em>Logo for Denver Public Schools<\/em>. Wikpedia. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Denver_Public_Schools_logo.svg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denver Public Schools. (2023b, March 3). <em>Notice of Security Incident | Denver Public Schools<\/em>. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from https:\/\/www.dpsk12.org\/notice-of-security-incident\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lynn, N. (2023, March 3). <em>Hacker steals bank account, Social Security numbers of Colorado school district employees<\/em>. 9NEWS. Retrieved March 4, 2023, from https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/crime\/denver-public-schools-cybersecurity-incident\/73-5a79182e-4b9d-49b0-ab32-5dfe98b269ee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seaman, J. (2023, March 4). <em>Data breach of DPS computer servers affects all district employees, officials say<\/em>. The Denver Post. 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