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Woodwell Climate Research Center

bd_013de5bd4427539a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 4, 2024

Filed

Jan 10, 2025

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Woodwell Climate Research Center →2 incidents on file

Woodwell Climate Research Center notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident. Unauthorized access occurred between July 25 and August 4, 2024. Woodwell discovered unusual activity on August 4, 2024, secured its network, and engaged independent cybersecurity experts. Personal information of individuals was accessed. Woodwell offered complimentary Experian IdentityWorks membership to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 10 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 159 days

Jul 25, 2024

Begins

Aug 4, 2024

Discovered

Jan 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_610a806844113b832025-01-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6495155626de25bc2025-01-10Verified
Maine State AGbd_884d69eba2b6b2c52025-01-10Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_813fed5ba8253ba72025-01-13 · +3dVerified

Name: Woodwell Climate Research Center
norm: woodwell climate research center
Domain: woodwellclimate.org

Name: Woodwell Climate Research Center
norm: woodwell climate research center
Domain: woodwellclimate.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 4, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 25, 2024 – Aug 4, 2024
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Launched an investigation with the assistance of independent cybersecurity experts
Commenced a comprehensive review of the potentially affected data
Worked diligently to obtain contact information to effectuate notification
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(159 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGJan 10 · first

Indiana State AGJan 10 · first

Maine State AGJan 10 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/woodwell-climate-research-center-20250110.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 10, 2025
Raw hash: 7c44651c92502b2e9477373fd4f7a608998badae9e35fee3cc14d9de7d390d43

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWoodwell Climate Research Center

Victim entityWoodwell Climate Research Center

Incidentdiscovered Aug 4, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov