HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Benchmark Education Company, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 4, 2022

Filed

Oct 21, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Benchmark Education Company, LLC →2 incidents on file

Benchmark Education Company LLC notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between Sept-Dec 2021. Investigation confirmed on Aug 4, 2022 that names and SSNs of 1 NH resident were potentially accessed. Notification sent Oct 17, 2022. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 316 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 78 days

Sep 22, 2021

Begins

Aug 4, 2022

Discovered

Oct 21, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_03c34ccb1d9247782022-10-21Verified
Montana State AGbd_072b14720f8f78302022-10-17 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_2926ad8e252e8ccd2022-10-17 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_dd06f0d441e077552022-10-17 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: Benchmark Education Company, LLC
norm: benchmark education

Name: Benchmark Education Company, LLC
norm: benchmark education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 4, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 22, 2021 – Dec 15, 2021
Undetected for: 316 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation with third-party specialists
Began a thorough programmatic and manual review of all emails and attachments
Confirm the security of the Benchmark Education email environment
Providing access to complimentary credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Experian Identity Works
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Reviewing existing security policies
Implemented additional measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(78 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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Montana State AGOct 17 · first

Indiana State AGOct 17 · first

Maine State AGOct 17 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/benchmark-education-company-20221021.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 21, 2022
Raw hash: e45da1c5614803703d97c93c1ceca6e33fbe029f30262d75d8897abefee7d47c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBenchmark Education Company, LLC

Victim entityBenchmark Education Company, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 4, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov