HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 9, 2023

Filed

Jul 13, 2023

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc →

ACEN notified NH AG of unauthorized access to its managed file transfer server between Feb 6-27, 2023. Incident discovered March 9, 2023. 9 NH residents affected; name and other personal info potentially exposed. No evidence of misuse. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 31 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 126 days

Feb 6, 2023

Begins

Mar 9, 2023

Discovered

Jun 12, 2023

Scope determined

Jul 13, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_afce8668ba44ed9f2023-07-12 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_c91ccac894b89c972023-07-12 · +1dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_d6d7e0c94fce336d2023-07-12 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_e92eee198aa7938a2023-07-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc
norm: accreditation commission for education in nursing

Name: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc
norm: accreditation commission for education in nursing
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 9, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 6, 2023 – Feb 27, 2023
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jun 12, 2023
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2023
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John FormellaReported the incident to federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a leading cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation
Engaged a vendor to conduct a comprehensive review of the potentially affected data
Reported the incident to federal law enforcement and is cooperating in their investigation
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Offering complimentary credit and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment
Worked with IT staff to ensure our network was secure
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(126 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 12 · first

Maine State AGJul 12 · first

Montana State AGJul 12 · first

Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

New Hampshire 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/accreditation-commission-education-nursing-20230713.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 13, 2023
Raw hash: f29175f31554d78d94ef6db9716711e99d52fb8640424c81f63d05e7b5163bcf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

Victim entityAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Mar 9, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a leading cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov