HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

University of Rochester

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 19, 2023

Filed

Jul 28, 2023

To disclose

9 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for University of Rochester →5 incidents on file

University of Rochester notified Vermont AG of a data breach involving its MOVEit File Transfer vendor, Progress Software. An unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability on May 27, 2023, to access personal information. Files containing personal info were potentially removed on July 19, 2023. The university engaged investigators and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date9 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 53 days

discovery → filing · 9 days

May 27, 2023

Begins

Jul 19, 2023

Discovered

Jul 28, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_7d744ab9ef9b3c312023-07-14 · +13dVerified

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_659d73894032e3ae2023-07-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_8283f86271ea7a052023-07-28Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_85e559820964f4f52023-07-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ebc1aa14a808124d2023-07-28Verified by operator

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California State AGbd_f7935ffb9c85c7d12023-07-28Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_baba64b11eeaa1eb2023-08-01 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: University of Rochester
norm: university of rochester
Domain: rochester.edu

Name: University of Rochester
norm: university of rochester
Domain: rochester.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 19, 2023
Breach occurred: May 27, 2023 – Jul 19, 2023
Undetected for: 53 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged outside professionals to assist in investigating and remediating the vulnerability
Offering a complimentary 24-month membership of Experian IdentityWorks
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls accordingly
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 days(9 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maine State AGJul 28 · first

Montana State AGJul 28 · first

Indiana State AGJul 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 28 · first

California State AGJul 28 · first

Vermont State AGJul 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-07-28-university-rochester-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 28, 2023
Raw hash: 1fe5d1876ec0c5a391ab73d5e04c1c48af587a7671906ec7282468bacf8b2390

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of Rochester

Victim entityUniversity of Rochester

Incidentdiscovered Jul 19, 2023

Stated responseEngaged outside professionals to assist in investigating and remediating the vulnerability

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov