MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)LowActive

Des Moines Public Schools

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 9, 2023

Filed

Jun 20, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Des Moines Public Schools →

Des Moines Public Schools notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware incident discovered on Jan 9, 2023. One NH resident's personal info (name) was exposed. DMPS engaged forensic experts, secured systems, and offered credit monitoring. Notification mailed June 16, 2023. Investigation ongoing.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 162 days

Jan 9, 2023

Discovered

May 8, 2023

Scope determined

Jun 20, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6f0d1e9efdf527a72023-06-16 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b836f94ba6912e822023-06-16 · +4dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_dc8dd13fab2cbce72023-06-16 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_fae938ab361a0ae82023-06-16 · +4dVerified

Name: Des Moines Public Schools
norm: des moines public schools

Name: Des Moines Public Schools
norm: des moines public schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 9, 2023
Materiality determined: May 8, 2023
Notification sent: Jun 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided notice to applicable government regulators, officials, and other state Attorneys General

During the incident: Engaged third-party independent cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Technology team acted quickly to evaluate and secure its systems
Began a comprehensive review of the impacted data
Mailed a written notification to the potentially affected New Hampshire resident
Provided free access to credit monitoring services through TransUnion
Provided guidance on ways to protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies
Provided notice to applicable government regulators, officials, and other state Attorneys General
Changes made: Working to implement any necessary additional safeguards
Enhance and improve policies and procedures related to data protection
Improve its cybersecurity infrastructure
Further train its employees on best practices to minimize the likelihood of this type of incident occurring again
Working to add further technical safeguards to our systems in addition to robust existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(162 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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Massachusetts State AGJun 16 · first

Maine State AGJun 16 · first

Montana State AGJun 16 · first

Indiana State AGJun 16 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/des-moines-public-schools-20230620.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 20, 2023
Raw hash: fe541fa13b95a16592d015690dc80647a51f47752d0364fddecb966bb5592f0c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDes Moines Public Schools

Victim entityDes Moines Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jan 9, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party independent cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov