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Woodwell Climate Research Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 4, 2024

Filed

Jan 10, 2025

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Woodwell Climate Research Center →2 incidents on file

Woodwell Climate Research Center notified Vermont AG of a data security incident discovered on August 4, 2024. Unauthorized actors accessed or downloaded data potentially containing names, addresses, and government IDs. The organization secured its network, investigated, and is offering Experian IdentityWorks to affected individuals. Notification was sent January 10, 2025.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday23 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

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 159 days

Aug 4, 2024

Discovered

Jan 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_013de5bd4427539a2025-01-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6495155626de25bc2025-01-10Verified
Maine State AGbd_884d69eba2b6b2c52025-01-10Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_813fed5ba8253ba72025-01-13 · +3dVerified

Name: Woodwell Climate Research Center
norm: woodwell climate research center
Domain: woodwellclimate.org

Name: Woodwell Climate Research Center
norm: woodwell climate research center
Domain: woodwellclimate.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 4, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 10, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took measures to secure our network
Launched an investigation
Undertook a review of all potentially affected data
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(159 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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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New Hampshire State AGJan 10 · first

Indiana State AGJan 10 · first

Maine State AGJan 10 · first

Vermont State AGJan 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts 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/2025-01-10-woodwell-climate-research-center-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 10, 2025
Raw hash: 5820a8b49423fe8b268243e891456df2c35ddbfcfc9d8d769901d101514bf76b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWoodwell Climate Research Center

Victim entityWoodwell Climate Research Center

Incidentdiscovered Aug 4, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to secure our network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov