HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Pratt Institute

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 16, 2023

Filed

Jul 19, 2024

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pratt Institute →

Pratt Institute notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized party accessed computer systems between Dec 13-16, 2023. Files containing names and other personal data were potentially acquired. Pratt engaged forensic investigators and is offering one year of Equifax Complete Premier identity protection services. The incident is contained.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday31 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 216 days

Dec 13, 2023

Begins

Dec 16, 2023

Discovered

Jul 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

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

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 181 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_abc17a4e47f04e672024-01-19 · +181dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0b89eb0483eebef02024-07-19Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_47c004c3eede54a72024-07-19Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_5a5297bf804a36382024-07-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_cc6c3848e5a883322024-07-19Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_34207e9e66da99192024-07-22 · +3dVerified

Name: Pratt Institute
norm: pratt institute
Domain: pratt.edu

Name: Pratt Institute
norm: pratt institute
Domain: pratt.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 13, 2023 – Dec 16, 2023
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 19, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a leading, third-party forensic investigation firm to confirm the security of our systems and to further investigate
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Equifax Complete Premier
Changes made: Continually evaluating our technical measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(216 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >180d
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 19 · first

Maine State AGJul 19 · first

Indiana State AGJul 19 · first

Montana State AGJul 19 · first

Vermont State AGJul 19 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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/2024-07-19-pratt-institute-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 19, 2024
Raw hash: 122bb3d74bef029a0ce713a531f130f9a6d416eb24c938a89a1b42c444603f6c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPratt Institute

Victim entityPratt Institute

Incidentdiscovered Dec 16, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a leading, third-party forensic investigation firm to confirm the security of our systems and to further investigate

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov