HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Blackburn College

bd_06a5a768911a846a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

Mar 8, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Blackburn College →

Blackburn College detected and stopped a network security incident on December 14, 2023, where an unauthorized third party accessed and disabled some systems. The investigation concluded on February 6, 2024, finding no forensic evidence of data acquisition but determining that personal information may have been accessed. One New Hampshire resident was affected. The college engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, rebuilt systems, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

Dec 14, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

Mar 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_94310d4c8aa116452024-01-11 · +56dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_1b0dae8c3d5a96282024-03-08Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_0b562bdb4acb516b2024-03-05 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_affb9d1d2c7094c02024-03-05 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_431ee909a3523d082024-04-02 · +25dVerified by operator

Name: Blackburn College
norm: blackburn college
Domain: blackburn.edu

Name: Blackburn College
norm: blackburn college
Domain: blackburn.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 14, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 5, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Communicated with law enforcement
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Taken steps to bolster network security
Offering access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Changes made: Reviewing its safeguards relating to security
Reviewing its policies related to security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGMar 5 · first

Vermont State AGMar 5 · first

Maine State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+28d

Pattern: first filing Mar 5 (IN), last Apr 2 (MA) — a 28-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/blackburn-college-20240308.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2024
Raw hash: dd9cbc54afec8f57e2ed2e37d43bd410197c7f7c0d55ebe8b1b63e8abc78c396

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlackburn College

Victim entityBlackburn College

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2023

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

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov