MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

University of Maryland Global Campus

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 7, 2021

Filed

Nov 8, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

16state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for University of Maryland Global Campus →

UMGC notified NH AG of a malware incident on Oct 7, 2021, affecting 16 NH residents. Data included names, SSNs, addresses, emails. Forensics found no evidence of unauthorized access to individual data folders or exfiltration. Notices sent Oct 22, 2021. Remediation included external investigation and credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Oct 7, 2021

Discovered

Nov 8, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_262b752d50461fbf2021-11-05 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_89bafc9c18bc47452021-11-05 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_cdd6ceb837eb0a2a2021-11-05 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_1e06edac6cf15b6d2021-10-22 · +17dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_647b7383837d30362021-10-22 · +17dCandidate

Name: University of Maryland Global Campus
norm: university of maryland global campus

Name: University of Maryland Global Campus
norm: university of maryland global campus
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 7, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 22, 2021
Affected individuals: 16state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified the U.S. Department of EducationNotified the University System of Maryland

During the incident: Implemented an incident response plan
Conducted a full investigation with the assistance of external partners
Notified students
Implemented additional safeguards for university systems
Notified the proper authorities—including the FBI, the U.S. Department of Education, and the University System of Maryland
Offered 24 months of identity theft protection, identity theft insurance, credit monitoring, and related services free of charge through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards for university systems
Taking steps to further strengthen security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGOct 22 · first

Montana State AGOct 22 · first

Maine State AG+14d

Massachusetts State AG+14d

California State AG+14d

New Hampshire State AG+17d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 22 (IN), last Nov 8 (NH) — a 17-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/university-maryland-global-campus-20211108.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 8, 2021
Raw hash: d20145d3e0538d247242dccd5033d7103f36183dafdb112c168a40f7d342ac76

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of Maryland Global Campus

Victim entityUniversity of Maryland Global Campus

Incidentdiscovered Oct 7, 2021

Stated responseImplemented an incident response plan

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov