MalwareHealthcareEducationHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2024

Filed

Jan 24, 2025

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center →6 incidents on file

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center notified consumers of a cybersecurity event in September 2024 involving unauthorized access and removal of files. The incident may have exposed names and government identifiers. The organization is offering credit monitoring and is reviewing security policies. Rhode Island residents were specifically identified as affected.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday21 weeks 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

Sep 17, 2024

Begins

Jan 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by interlock about this victim predates this filing by 88 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_561f2c4e93d9b1b32025-01-24Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_789792903190041c2025-01-24Verified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_6c61d54a8c64be662025-11-13 · +293dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_8dc4d5429ac7975f2026-04-09 · +440dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 458d gap

Vermont State AGbd_089646818ad5fad52026-04-24 · +455dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_449641a5d71e4b662026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_8bb2d9eda10bb2a12026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_d650ce20ce73e9162026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_fb1273ad520c4d492026-04-24 · +455dCandidate
Texas State AGbd_1ed8f8b32923e37d2026-04-27 · +458dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu
Industry: HealthcarellmEducationllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 29, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to ensure the security of the network
Began an investigation
Conducted a detailed review of the systems
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance services for 12/24 months through IDX
Changes made: Reviewing existing security policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to enhance system protection and monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
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 · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGJan 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 24 · first

Vermont State AGJan 24 · first · this page

Maryland State AG+293d

Washington State AG+440d

Vermont State AG+455d

New Hampshire State AG+455d

Oregon State AG+455d

California State AG+455d

Maine State AG+455d

Texas State AG+458d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (ME), last Apr 27 (TX) — a 458-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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/2025-01-24-texas-tech-university-health-sciences-center-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 24, 2025
Raw hash: 6d9803f604c173132f25d5b2a55f19121171067e2b4dd97ad056b16134bea6ad

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Victim entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to ensure the security of the network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov