HackingOtherData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

The Columbus Foundation

bd_1c954e0a4855b2ea · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 8, 2023

Filed

Sep 11, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Columbus Foundation →

The Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit in Columbus, OH, disclosed a breach in early July 2023 where an unauthorized party posted direct internet links to a limited portion of internal data from its Gifts of Kindness and Emergency Assistance programs. The exposure included applicant PII. The breach affected one New Hampshire resident. TCF discovered the incident on August 8, 2023, removed the links, and notified the individual on September 8, 2023. No evidence of misuse was found. TCF provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 38 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Jul 1, 2023

Begins

Aug 8, 2023

Discovered

Sep 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_6e85b5718c2dbf4c2023-09-11Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_4dff8a1411dab1c22023-09-08 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_fae7d45522d0c5c52023-09-08 · +3dVerified

Name: The Columbus Foundation
norm: the columbus

Name: The Columbus Foundation
norm: the columbus
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2023
Undetected for: 38 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 8, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the link
Provided written notice by US Mail to the affected individuals
Reviewed its tools for ensuring PII is minimized and/or deleted
Reached out to partner organizations to reaffirm its request that PII not be submitted in conjunction with applications
Providing all affected individuals with 12 months of Experian 3B Credit Monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewed its tools for ensuring PII is minimized and/or deleted
Reached out to partner organizations to reaffirm its request that PII not be submitted in conjunction with applications
Taking additional steps to further ensure that PII is not inadvertently shared by applicants during the Gifts of Kindness and Emergency Assistance application intake processes and related procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGSep 8 · first

Vermont State AGSep 8 · first

Montana State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/columbus-foundation-20230911.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 11, 2023
Raw hash: 5eb3e88019d3dfb65758c6f36a887912ac9488490a2b9ca6b2d6ca258bd41869

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Columbus Foundation

Victim entityThe Columbus Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Aug 8, 2023

Stated responseRemoved the link

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov