HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Assumption University

bd_54ec799273bb9168 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 4, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Assumption University →2 incidents on file

Assumption University notified consumers of a data breach involving unauthorized access to two employee email accounts between March 4 and April 4, 2023. The incident was discovered on April 4, 2023. The breach potentially exposed names and other personal information. The university engaged forensic specialists, enhanced network security policies, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday32 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 · 31 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 227 days

Mar 4, 2023

Begins

Apr 4, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4fa08428e49c21a02023-11-17Verified
Maine State AGbd_ac9944b354be53172023-11-17Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_c6ceb3f145eda0ee2023-11-17Verified

Name: Assumption University
norm: assumption university
Domain: assumption.edu

Name: Assumption University
norm: assumption university
Domain: assumption.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 4, 2023 – Apr 4, 2023
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Working with third-party forensic specialists
Performed a comprehensive review of the data determined to be at risk
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures related to network security
Offering individuals access to 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures related to network security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(227 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 · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Maine State AGNov 17 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 17 · first

Vermont State AGNov 17 · 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/2023-11-17-assumption-university-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2023
Raw hash: f1fc51c8a98ee32012347ec972f2efaf7a0ca703fad4d1e4f2f5bc21479935e1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAssumption University

Victim entityAssumption University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2023

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov