HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowActive

Connecticut College

bd_614ea896821492e7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 3, 2023

Filed

Feb 12, 2024

To disclose

49 weeks

Affected

734state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Connecticut College →5 incidents on file

Connecticut College notified the NH AG of a data security incident where an unauthorized party accessed files on its systems. Unauthorized activity was detected on March 3, 2023. Forensic review confirmed personal information of 734 NH residents was accessed. Notifications and credit monitoring were offered in Feb 2024.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 49 weeks / 346 days

Mar 3, 2023

Discovered

Feb 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+41 wks slower

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

California State AGbd_add1502cea9bc4e52024-02-08 · +4dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0013433ecc3d89122024-02-07 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_440a249b2323b0c02024-02-07 · +5dVerified
Montana State AGbd_4ab94e513c0ebf6d2024-02-07 · +5dCandidate

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Maine State AGbd_96ece187cc7fdefa2024-02-07 · +5dVerified

Name: Connecticut College
norm: connecticut college

Name: Connecticut College
norm: connecticut college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 3, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 734state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged leading cybersecurity experts to identify what personal information, if any, might have been present in files accessed and/or acquired by the unauthorized party
Providing the affected individuals with written notification of this incident
Offering the affected New Hampshire residents complimentary memberships with a credit monitoring service
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files and obtaining free credit reports
Providing the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 49 weeks(346 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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Vermont State AGFeb 7 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 7 · first

Montana State AGFeb 7 · first

Maine State AGFeb 7 · first

California State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 7 (VT), last Feb 12 (NH) — a 5-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/connecticut-college-20240212.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 12, 2024
Raw hash: c86178c6200850b5738f906d30152b16d6ee3631b91e28934ec4051e3fab582f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConnecticut College

Victim entityConnecticut College

Incidentdiscovered Mar 3, 2023

Stated responseEngaged leading cybersecurity experts to identify what personal information, if any, might have been present in files accessed and/or acquired by the unauthorized party

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov