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MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEducationMediumContained

Rio Hondo Community College District

bd_2a4329f64ac93971 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 19, 2023

Filed

Feb 27, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Rio Hondo Community College District experienced a ransomware attack between October 12 and October 19, 2023. The incident involved unauthorized access to the network, encryption of devices, and exfiltration of files. Personal information of current and former students, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth, was accessed. The district engaged a cybersecurity firm, secured the network, and offered credit monitoring services.

California clockDiscovered Oct 19, 2023 → Notified Feb 27, 2024131d ✗ CA 60-day late19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days
discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 131 days

Oct 12, 2023

Begins

Oct 19, 2023

Discovered

Feb 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 127 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

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.