HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)LowContained

Paul Smith’s College

bd_278f4e894c372785 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 26, 2023

Filed

Feb 17, 2023

To disclose

22 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Paul Smith’s College →

Paul Smith’s College notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized individual accessed the network on August 27, 2022. The incident was discovered on January 26, 2023. Personal information, potentially including medical data, was accessed. The College secured accounts, engaged outside cybersecurity professionals, and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d22 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 152 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Aug 27, 2022

Begins

Jan 26, 2023

Discovered

Feb 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by avoslocker about this victim predates this filing by 53 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteavoslockerbd_9ecc4e3f224e37bc2022-12-26 · +53dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2136c636b93dba282023-02-17Verified
Maine State AGbd_1975423568504eb42023-02-16 · +1dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_93340885d0e3fae72023-02-16 · +1dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_cbbec111a6d391532023-02-16 · +1dVerified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 59d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_bfee719da1d2219d2023-02-21 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_749a2116957e89162023-04-17 · +59dVerified by operator

Name: Paul Smith’s College
norm: paul smith s college

Name: Paul Smith’s College
norm: paul smith s college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 26, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 27, 2022
Undetected for: 152 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the accounts
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Changes made: Taking significant measures to protect personal information
Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30dVT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGFeb 16 · first

Montana State AGFeb 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 16 · first

Indiana State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Montana State AG+60d

Pattern: first filing Feb 16 (ME), last Apr 17 (MT) — a 60-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-02-17-paul-smiths-college-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 17, 2023
Raw hash: 16450fb734c21e67e974e595babb6d17970329c7e51e75a53f720e83dc939fb9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaul Smith’s College

Victim entityPaul Smith’s College

Incidentdiscovered Jan 26, 2023

Stated responseSecured the accounts

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov