Social EngineeringEducationEducationPhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Northern Arizona University

bd_56323daf5b34438d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 7, 2022

Filed

Apr 5, 2023

To disclose

14 months

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Northern Arizona University →2 incidents on file

Northern Arizona University notified individuals of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between Feb 7-8, 2022. Discovered Feb 7, 2022. Investigation confirmed personal information (names) was potentially accessible. NAU engaged forensic specialists, enhanced safeguards, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 months / 422 days

Feb 7, 2022

Begins

Feb 7, 2022

Discovered

Apr 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+52 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1784938ad1208c8c2023-04-05Verified

Name: Northern Arizona University
norm: northern arizona university

Name: Northern Arizona University
norm: northern arizona university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 7, 2022
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2022 – Feb 8, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing notice of this incident to pertinent state and/or federal regulators
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Conducted investigation by third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a diligent and comprehensive review of the entire contents of the impacted email accounts
Providing notice of this incident to impacted individuals and pertinent state and/or federal regulators
Offering complimentary access to credit monitoring services through Experian
Changes made: All policies and procedures are being reviewed and enhanced where possible
Additional safeguards are being implemented
Workforce training is being conducted to reduce the likelihood of a similar event in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(422 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Vermont State AGApr 5 · first

Montana State AGApr 5 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-836.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 5, 2023
Raw hash: 4090a34a1a0d3c32979e4a534b8cd25ab358b34e1cf11ef4570815bed112cbb3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthern Arizona University

Victim entityNorthern Arizona University

Incidentdiscovered Feb 7, 2022

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov