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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2024

Filed

Jan 24, 2025

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso →3 incidents on file

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso disclosed a cybersecurity incident occurring September 17-29, 2024, involving unauthorized access and file removal. The incident resulted in the potential exposure of names and variable data. The organization is offering 12-24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services. Approximately 59 Rhode Island residents were identified as potentially affected.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday21 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

Sep 17, 2024

Begins

Jan 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_76c123038b6dad6f2025-01-24Verified
Oregon State AGbd_799286e0b88dfe1a2025-01-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_aef8eb90b7582a7e2025-01-24Verified
Washington State AGbd_ddcc2fb37db7a4f02025-01-24Verified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 366d gap

Montana State AGbd_e288accf42169c282025-01-24Verified
Illinois State AGbd_3bbe9090b3dbfd5a2025-01-01 · +23dVerified
Maryland State AGbd_3106e65b82a37d052025-11-13 · +293dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_4c1a9d4564dca0532024-01-24 · +366dCandidate

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
norm: texas tech university health sciences center el paso

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
norm: texas tech university health sciences center el paso
Industry: HealthcarellmEducationllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 29, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to ensure the security of the network
Began an investigation
Conducted a detailed review of the systems
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance services for 12/24 months through IDX
Changes made: Reviewing existing security policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to enhance system protection and monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Nebraska State AGJan 24 · first

Illinois State AG+343d

California State AG+366d

Oregon State AG+366d

Indiana State AG+366d

Washington State AG+366d

Montana State AG+366d

Vermont State AG+366d · this page

Maryland State AG+659d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (NE), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 659-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-01-24-texas-tech-university-health-sciences-center-el-paso-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 24, 2025
Raw hash: 3532f1654f705b331ca8de7ddc090ff16b0d9ed2b92653b5e1a8041df9ab3d3f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Victim entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to ensure the security of the network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov