HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIMediumContained

Cincinnati State Technical Community College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 2, 2022

Filed

Dec 27, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

60state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cincinnati State Technical Community College →2 incidents on file

Cincinnati State Technical Community College notified the NH AG of a cybersecurity incident detected on Nov 2, 2022. Unauthorized access occurred Oct 30-Nov 2, 2022, resulting in exfiltration of PII including SSNs, driver's licenses, financial accounts, and PHI. ~60 NH residents affected. Notification sent Dec 23, 2022. Credit monitoring offered.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d8 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

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Oct 30, 2022

Begins

Nov 2, 2022

Discovered

Dec 27, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by vicesociety about this victim predates this filing by 33 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitevicesocietybd_1eb618bc44c5d7ac2022-11-24 · +33dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_5c215aff55f4b1552022-12-23 · +4dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_6f767de46277ed382022-12-23 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_86261d43180efbf02022-12-23 · +4dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_8d23b1c916c18a7c2022-12-23 · +4dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_d8596b84c7cb5c4e2022-12-23 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Cincinnati State Technical Community College
norm: cincinnati state technical community college
Industry: education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 2, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 30, 2022 – Nov 2, 2022
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 23, 2022
Affected individuals: 60state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHI
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney GeneralReported incident to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network and restoring our systems as needed
Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Changes made: Providing affected residents with written notification
Advising affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing contact information for consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Providing complimentary credit monitoring services for individuals with impacted Social Security numbers
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: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGDec 23 · first

California State AGDec 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 23 · first

Indiana State AGDec 23 · first

Maine State AGDec 23 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/cincinnati-state-technical-community-college-20221227.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 27, 2022
Raw hash: e371940f627bfbb6ab8091493ce481a71eff8237dcf8c9233e1efc5306fe89b6

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityCincinnati State Technical Community College

Incidentdiscovered Nov 2, 2022

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network and restoring our systems as needed

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov