MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)EducationMediumContained

Whitworth University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 29, 2022

Filed

May 13, 2023

To disclose

41 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Whitworth University →

Whitworth University experienced a ransomware attack on July 29, 2022, where an unauthorized third party accessed and disabled systems. Personal information including names, SSNs, passport numbers, and health information for students and employees may have been accessed. The university engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and rebuilt affected systems. Credit monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Jul 29, 2022 → Notified Oct 3, 202266d ✗ CA 60-day late41 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 41 weeks / 288 days

Jul 29, 2022

Begins

Jul 29, 2022

Discovered

May 13, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+34 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_88fe38d865e0c77d2022-08-10 · +275dCandidate

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_1b5f2a226647531b2023-05-13Verified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_513ded4de33ab4772023-05-13Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_703a926d3e579ba32023-05-13Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_a95dbb769635964d2023-05-12 · +1dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_e0cb1c9df0d3debc2023-05-12 · +1dVerified by operator
Idaho State AGbd_57d2ad17d82130962023-05-19 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_5d844bede7e0dbd92023-04-28 · +15dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_eff70d4adcf75c392023-04-28 · +15dVerified
Washington State AGbd_9ba14f07862a4b382022-10-04 · +221dCandidate

Name: Whitworth University
norm: whitworth university
Domain: whitworth.edu

Name: Whitworth University
norm: whitworth university
Domain: whitworth.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 29, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 29, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Education
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Notified law enforcement
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Taken steps to bolster our network security
Offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Reviewing and altering our policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of our systems and servers, as well as how we store and manage data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 41 weeks(288 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 66dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Jul 29, 2022
→ Notified: Oct 3, 2022
66d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jul 29, 2022 → Notified: Oct 3, 2022	66d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Washington State AGOct 4 · first

Indiana State AG+206d

Vermont State AG+206d

Montana State AG+220d

New Hampshire State AG+220d

Maine State AG+221d

Oregon State AG+221d

Massachusetts State AG+221d

California State AG+221d · this page

Idaho State AG+227d

Pattern: first filing Oct 4 (WA), last May 19 (ID) — a 227-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-566692
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 13, 2023
Raw hash: 8145034d11ba923fc93ca7b1f19175480a10b1e443300fba10cafb6757b68c08

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWhitworth University

Victim entityWhitworth University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 29, 2022

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov