HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedCredentialsHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighContained

Prescott College, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 2, 2022

Filed

Apr 12, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

7,164state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Prescott College, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Prescott College notified Washington AG of unauthorized access to systems between Oct 26-29, 2022. Incident discovered Nov 2, 2022. Data accessed included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, DOBs, passports, medical info, and credentials affecting 7,164 WA residents. Notices sent April 5, 2023. Credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d23 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 161 days

Oct 26, 2022

Begins

Nov 2, 2022

Discovered

Apr 12, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1be1247ddc19b98d2023-04-10 · +2dVerified
California State AGbd_0ff0540139299a642023-04-05 · +7dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_1b0bf05ea9a1b0502023-04-05 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_4b12ff64fcc889812023-04-05 · +7dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 19d gap

Maine State AGbd_5b601c0e712e72932023-04-05 · +7dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_ad171108fb03a9cd2023-05-01 · +19dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Prescott College, Inc.
norm: prescott college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 2, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 26, 2022 – Oct 29, 2022
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 7,164state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Credentials
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberDate of birthPassport numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
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 Consumer Protection Division
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced an immediate and thorough investigation
Contained the network
Alerted law enforcement
Engaged leading cybersecurity professionals
Offering the affected residents complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(161 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGApr 5 · first

Montana State AGApr 5 · first

Indiana State AGApr 5 · first

Maine State AGApr 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Washington State AG+7d · this page

Oregon State AG+26d

Pattern: first filing Apr 5 (CA), last May 1 (OR) — a 26-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM15221.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 12, 2023
Raw hash: 2f7702d999161afff3a73446230ba6efbe52180fc2fae7eb47798fe5d0d5641c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityPrescott College, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 2, 2022

Stated responseCommenced an immediate and thorough investigation

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com