HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Elizabeth City State University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 18, 2021

Filed

Mar 26, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

11state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Elizabeth City State University →

Elizabeth City State University notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a security incident where an unauthorized party accessed computer servers between August 27 and September 13, 2020. The breach potentially exposed the names and Social Security numbers of 11 New Hampshire residents. ECSU discovered the incident on February 18, 2021, secured the systems, engaged forensic investigators, and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 175 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Aug 27, 2020

Begins

Feb 18, 2021

Discovered

Mar 26, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2f9fbf20f6f4160a2021-03-26Verified
Maine State AGbd_ec243ea5e789a9252021-03-26Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_f599de10904bdca82021-03-26Verified

Name: Elizabeth City State University
norm: elizabeth city state university

Name: Elizabeth City State University
norm: elizabeth city state university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 18, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 27, 2020 – Sep 13, 2020
Undetected for: 175 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 26, 2021
Affected individuals: 11state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured the systems involved
Commenced an investigation with assistance from a computer forensics firm
Conducted a comprehensive review of the files on servers that were accessed
Providing written notice via United States Postal Service mail to the New Hampshire residents
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further safeguard its network
Maintains an ongoing cybersecurity awareness campaign for its employees and students
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 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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Massachusetts State AGMar 26 · first

Maine State AGMar 26 · first

Indiana State AGMar 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 26 · first · 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/elizabeth-city-20210326.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 26, 2021
Raw hash: 9a16e61c5d4d7750894dac3a5ee5fdc0258203d0da924221661d3b1c23620a69

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityElizabeth City State University

Victim entityElizabeth City State University

Incidentdiscovered Feb 18, 2021

Stated responseSecured the systems involved

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov