HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowResolved

OBERLIN COLLEGE

bd_0e8c183451004c82 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 5, 2019

Filed

Jul 12, 2019

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for OBERLIN COLLEGE →

Oberlin College issued a supplemental notice regarding a March 5, 2019 unauthorized access to its admissions software. The breach exposed names and variable personal data of current and prospective students. No evidence of misuse was found. Oberlin engaged forensic investigators, secured the system, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 129 days

Mar 5, 2019

Begins

Mar 5, 2019

Discovered

Jul 12, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_00561e498f866a022019-07-12Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ceb5a53b367adc8a2019-07-12Verified

Name: OBERLIN COLLEGE
norm: oberlin college
Domain: oberlin.edu

Name: OBERLIN COLLEGE
norm: oberlin college
Domain: oberlin.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2019
Breach occurred: Mar 5, 2019
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notifying regulatory authorities, as required by law
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a third-party forensic investigation firm to assist with the investigation
Took steps to secure the software
Launched an in-depth investigation
Reviewed existing policies and procedures
Implemented additional safeguards
Notified regulatory authorities
Arranged for credit monitoring service
Changes made: Reviewed existing policies and procedures
Implemented additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(129 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 12 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 12 · first

Montana State AGJul 12 · first · this page

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Breach-NotificationDetails-30.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2019
Raw hash: 4358235c7bfdadb70615024ebae2b315509ea931fdc060b14f83a59f15847792

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOBERLIN COLLEGE

Victim entityOBERLIN COLLEGE

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2019

Stated responseEngaged a third-party forensic investigation firm to assist with the investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov