AccidentalEducationEducationMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 18, 2024

Filed

Nov 5, 2024

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE →2 incidents on file

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) notified individuals that on September 18, 2024, a software application share with restricted access was inadvertently made accessible to other WPI users. A student discovered the access and self-reported it. The accessible data included names and Social Security numbers. WPI applied restrictions, engaged third-party specialists, and is offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Sep 18, 2024

Discovered

Nov 5, 2024

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_58d87530b1b569712024-11-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_5f93ce13f87be59a2024-11-05Verified
Vermont State AGbd_777c79b59ffc35952024-11-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_98eca8cd1736063d2024-11-05Verified

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Maine State AGbd_dd31a6bcb35db7c02024-11-05Verified

Name: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
norm: worcester polytechnic institute
Domain: wpi.edu

Name: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
norm: worcester polytechnic institute
Domain: wpi.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 18, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Will notify applicable regulatory authorities, where necessary
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Applied access restrictions to the share
Launched an internal investigation
Engaged third-party specialists to validate independently that no other connection occurred
Reviewed internally the accessible data to identify the individuals whose information resided in it
Offering complimentary access to credit monitoring services through Experian
Changes made: Regularly review policies, procedures, and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 5 · first

Indiana State AGNov 5 · first

Vermont State AGNov 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 5 · first

Maine State AGNov 5 · first

Montana State AGNov 5 · 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/2024/11/Consumer-notification-letter-28.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 5, 2024
Raw hash: 47be6ea74ec39f984869eef3ee369ac17d251077f5488997ccec3fe6dad43f0a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Victim entityWORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Incidentdiscovered Sep 18, 2024

Stated responseApplied access restrictions to the share

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov