HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedAuthenticationIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Savannah College Of Art And Design, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 22, 2022

Filed

Sep 22, 2022

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

575state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for The Savannah College Of Art And Design, Inc. →

SCAD notified Washington AG of unauthorized access on Aug 22, 2022, affecting 575 residents. Data included DOB, SSN, and/or passport info. Notifications sent Sept 2-21, 2022. Credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d4 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Aug 22, 2022

Begins

Aug 22, 2022

Discovered

Sep 22, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_e420fec75618a3062022-09-22Verified
Indiana State AGbd_1fbfee995880f00a2022-09-21 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_34b8f401d5dd864d2022-09-21 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_4d98e0839991c18f2022-09-21 · +1dCandidate

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Montana State AGbd_6f5c6ce7a7e92ada2022-09-21 · +1dCandidate
California State AGbd_eb968d72925d9e482022-09-21 · +1dVerified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: The Savannah College Of Art And Design, Inc.
norm: the savannah college of art and design
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 22, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 22, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 2, 2022
Affected individuals: 575state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birthUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate action to contain the incident
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Sent emails to individuals disclosing that their information was involved in the incident
Mailing notifications to the Washington residents via U.S. First-Class mail
Offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Experian
Established a dedicated call center for individuals to call with questions about the incident
Changes made: Take steps to enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGSep 21 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 21 · first

Maine State AGSep 21 · first

Montana State AGSep 21 · first

California State AGSep 21 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM14511.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 22, 2022
Raw hash: ac498ecf8df914e739246d5c99c7160c1cd75f92193f8410d3b04563e27d01fb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityThe Savannah College Of Art And Design, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 22, 2022

Stated responseTook immediate action to contain the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com