MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEducationEmploymentMediumResolved

Stratford University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 27, 2022

Filed

Jan 30, 2023

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

17state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stratford University →2 incidents on file

Stratford University experienced a ransomware incident on August 26, 2022, discovered on August 27, 2022. An unauthorized individual accessed systems and obtained data including student and employee records. The incident affected 17 New Hampshire residents. Data exposed included names, contact info, dates of birth, student IDs, passport numbers, and Social Security numbers. The university engaged forensic experts, implemented EDR, reset passwords, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d22 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 156 days

Aug 26, 2022

Begins

Aug 27, 2022

Discovered

Jan 30, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by revil about this victim predates this filing by 283 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteavoslockerbd_de866ea760ad44772022-12-26 · +35dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_bc8e4c3027cd226c2023-01-26 · +4dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_f0d826948a0727a42023-01-26 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_ffc379629d3ab65a2023-01-26 · +4dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_c0e4810c2afcc5f62023-02-09 · +10dVerified by operator

Name: Stratford University
norm: stratford university

Name: Stratford University
norm: stratford university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 27, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 26, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 26, 2023
Affected individuals: 17state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEducationEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralProvided notice to applicable government regulators, officials, and other state Attorneys General

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic and incident response experts
Implemented endpoint detection and response software
Performed password resets
Reviewed and audited all accounts and software applications for up-to-date operating systems and security patches
Provided free access to credit monitoring services for one year through TransUnion
Provided guidance on ways to protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies
Provided notice to applicable government regulators, officials, and other state Attorneys General
Changes made: Implemented endpoint detection and response software
Performed password resets
Reviewed and audited all accounts and software applications for up-to-date operating systems and security patches
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(156 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >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 · 5 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJan 26 · first

Maine State AGJan 26 · first

Montana State AGJan 26 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Maine State AG+14d

Pattern: first filing Jan 26 (VT), last Feb 9 (ME) — a 14-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/stratford-university-20230131.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 30, 2023
Raw hash: 8160fd53cb7b0000ced6a8a984c185c58b894f6f95fa54cd6a72e1db0be9c49b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStratford University

Victim entityStratford University

Incidentdiscovered Aug 27, 2022

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic and incident response experts

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov