HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

California State University East Bay

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 11, 2014

Filed

Sep 5, 2014

To disclose

25 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for California State University East Bay →2 incidents on file

California State University, East Bay disclosed that an unknown third-party gained unauthorized access to a university web server on August 23, 2013, using an overseas IP address and a software tool. The incident was discovered on August 11, 2014. The attacker copied a data file containing full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth for affected individuals. No financial, banking, academic, or medical information was included. The university removed malicious files, mitigated vulnerabilities, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 353 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

Aug 23, 2013

Begins

Aug 11, 2014

Discovered

Sep 5, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_c68fd32880d32a542014-09-05Verified

Name: California State University East Bay
norm: california state university east bay

Name: California State University East Bay
norm: california state university east bay
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 11, 2014
Breach occurred: Aug 23, 2013
Undetected for: 353 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an internal investigation
Removed malicious files from the server
Mitigated vulnerabilities
Set up a toll-free call center to respond to questions
Offered 12-month complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Changes made: Reevaluated information security practices to help prevent similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGSep 5 · first

California State AGSep 5 · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-46513
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2014
Raw hash: 0b57931db079d22ea7b18f07765a56f2da615cd077385d40a093ca77c685a1b7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCalifornia State University East Bay

Victim entityCalifornia State University East Bay

Incidentdiscovered Aug 11, 2014

Stated responseCommenced an internal investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov