HackingHealthcareEducationHealthcareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

bd_789792903190041c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2024

Filed

Jan 24, 2025

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center →6 incidents on file

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reported a cybersecurity event in New Hampshire where unauthorized access to or removal of files occurred between September 17-29, 2024. The incident was discovered in September 2024. Approximately 18 New Hampshire residents were notified. Potentially affected data includes PII. The organization engaged law enforcement, implemented additional safeguards, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d21 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

Sep 17, 2024

Begins

Dec 16, 2024

Scope determined

Jan 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by interlock about this victim predates this filing by 88 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_2e5c822b6fc0f8362025-01-24Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_561f2c4e93d9b1b32025-01-24Verified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_6c61d54a8c64be662025-11-13 · +293dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_8dc4d5429ac7975f2026-04-09 · +440dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 458d gap

Vermont State AGbd_089646818ad5fad52026-04-24 · +455dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_449641a5d71e4b662026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_8bb2d9eda10bb2a12026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_d650ce20ce73e9162026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_fb1273ad520c4d492026-04-24 · +455dCandidate
Texas State AGbd_1ed8f8b32923e37d2026-04-27 · +458dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu
Industry: HealthcarellmEducationllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 29, 2024
Materiality determined: Dec 16, 2024
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2025
Affected individuals: 18state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1119 Automated CollectionT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement and applicable regulatorsproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of TTUHSC systems
Identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement and applicable regulators
Providing access to complimentary credit monitoring services
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards to enhance system protection and monitoring
Reviewing relevant policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJan 24 · first

Maine State AGJan 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 24 · first · this page

Maryland State AG+293d

Washington State AG+440d

Vermont State AG+455d

New Hampshire State AG+455d

Oregon State AG+455d

California State AG+455d

Maine State AG+455d

Texas State AG+458d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (VT), last Apr 27 (TX) — a 458-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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/texas-tech-university-health-sciences-center-el-paso-20250124.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 24, 2025
Raw hash: eb96e7377d436f043322a54360b7c13bc41c8599ff00f89005dee67e643e5488

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Victim entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov