HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Cushing Academy

bd_4981f6c1bd21bd61 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 5, 2022

Filed

Jun 20, 2023

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cushing Academy →

Cushing Academy notified consumers of a data breach involving unauthorized access to computer systems between Dec 3-4, 2022. The incident impacted 119 Vermont residents, exposing names and other personal information. The Academy engaged forensic specialists, implemented additional safeguards, and offered 12-24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday28 weeks 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 197 days

Dec 3, 2022

Begins

Dec 5, 2022

Discovered

Mar 8, 2023

Scope determined

Jun 20, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+20 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_34e82e6d957a55d82023-06-20Candidate
Maine State AGbd_4466a7680b03df132023-06-20Verified
Indiana State AGbd_45100a45bae851ff2023-06-20Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c01e76771326d9bc2023-06-20Verified

Name: Cushing Academy
norm: cushing academy

Name: Cushing Academy
norm: cushing academy
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 5, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 3, 2022 – Dec 4, 2022
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Mar 8, 2023
Notification sent: Jun 20, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Offering you access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(197 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: 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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJun 20 · first

Maine State AGJun 20 · first

Indiana State AGJun 20 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 20 · first

Vermont State AGJun 20 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-06-20-cushing-academy-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 20, 2023
Raw hash: a07441afe9612149344bcd5cee0a6c393af0e25fb485d068ce4f698988475e96

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCushing Academy

Victim entityCushing Academy

Incidentdiscovered Dec 5, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov