HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 12, 2021

Filed

Jun 1, 2021

To disclose

20 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine →

WMED notified NH AG of unauthorized access to one employee email account between Jan 11-21, 2021. Discovered May 12, 2021. One NH resident's name and SSN accessed. WMED secured account, engaged forensic counsel, notified resident, and offered 1-year credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 121 days

discovery → filing · 20 days

Jan 11, 2021

Begins

May 12, 2021

Discovered

Jun 1, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_366808ec119481762021-06-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_6b8d10bed3e9be2c2021-05-27 · +5dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_8d0e520bc2acd9ee2021-05-27 · +5dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
norm: western michigan university homer stryker md school of medicine
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 12, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 11, 2021 – Jan 21, 2021
Undetected for: 121 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 27, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the account
Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected resident with written notification
Offering the affected resident complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its 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: 20 days(20 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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Montana State AGMay 27 · first

Indiana State AGMay 27 · first

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 27 (MT), last Jun 1 (NH) — a 5-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/western-michigan-homer-stryker-md-medicine-20210601.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 1, 2021
Raw hash: 6f98bba8be645bed31530c653eda157a3305a2cd37dcaebc3348de20eea3683d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Incidentdiscovered May 12, 2021

Stated responseSecured the account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov