Social EngineeringEducationEducationPhishingTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 15, 2024

Filed

Sep 5, 2024

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

11,0792 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Colorado State University - Pueblo reported a social engineering attack on August 14, 2024, targeting employees to access an unprotected Excel spreadsheet containing student names, IDs, and billing balances. Approximately 11,079 individuals were affected, including 2 Maine residents. Notification was sent electronically on August 18, 2024.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 15, 2024 → Filed with AG Sep 5, 202421d ✓ ME AG ≤30d21 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Aug 14, 2024

Begins

Aug 15, 2024

Discovered

Sep 5, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed11,079 affectedView incident

Name: The Colorado State University System
norm: the colorado state university system
Domain: colostate.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Colorado State University - Pueblo
norm: colorado state university - pueblo
Domain: colostate.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 15, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 14, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 11,079state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Provided notification to affected individuals
Advised individuals to remain vigilant against future social engineering campaigns
Advised individuals to review account statements and monitor free credit reports
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 21d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 15, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Sep 5, 2024
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 15, 2024 → Filed with AG: Sep 5, 2024	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/fc8ffa3a-3c77-4245-84ab-4e1f88080657.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2024
Raw hash: a4520ab327c8bc8f2880b2215950dd283636924b66eff18f74d8656280407d71

Reporting entityThe Colorado State University System

Victim entityColorado State University - Pueblo

Incidentdiscovered Aug 15, 2024

Stated responseProvided notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov