HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Bluefield University

bd_6191ccf32e1b1e10 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 1, 2023

Filed

Nov 27, 2023

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Bluefield University →

Bluefield University notified consumers of a cybersecurity incident detected on May 1, 2023, involving unauthorized access to its network. The incident potentially exposed personal information including names and government IDs. The university engaged outside cybersecurity professionals, secured its network, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday30 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 · 30 weeks / 210 days

May 1, 2023

Discovered

Nov 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+20 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0bf0a9ca610d40a32023-11-27Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_67f00a5d6627447c2023-11-27Verified
Maine State AGbd_8c2c8d4e09fad8492023-11-27Candidate

Name: Bluefield University
norm: bluefield university

Name: Bluefield University
norm: bluefield university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 1, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 27, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured its network
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Identity Force
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 30 weeks(210 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

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGNov 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 27 · first

Maine State AGNov 27 · first

Vermont State AGNov 27 · 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/2023-11-27-bluefield-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 27, 2023
Raw hash: 2dcead53ab3b1111d2c73cbf0c695a433c0173d56b1ab37e1db087d6ecdd474d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBluefield University

Victim entityBluefield University

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2023

Stated responseSecured its network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov