HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Abilene Independent School District (Abilene ISD)

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 9, 2024

Filed

Nov 15, 2024

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Abilene Independent School District (Abilene ISD) →

Abilene Independent School District experienced a network disruption on June 9, 2024, leading to unauthorized acquisition of files containing personal information. The district engaged cybersecurity experts, determined personal info was involved by Oct 17, 2024, and offered credit monitoring. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday23 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 · 23 weeks / 159 days

Jun 9, 2024

Discovered

Nov 15, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

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

A leak claim by cloak about this victim predates this filing by 133 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecloakbd_acffc487c15551b32024-07-04 · +133dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_72493dbf37ee84122024-11-15Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c26a352a3b10d6672024-11-15Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_daf8f297c0ac94012024-11-15Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_e3bc6e8d3267fa722024-11-15Verified

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Montana State AGbd_f32a0a3e4bb88e092024-11-15Verified by operator

Name: Abilene Independent School District (Abilene ISD)
norm: abilene independent school district abilene isd
Domain: abileneisd.org

Name: Abilene Independent School District (Abilene ISD)
norm: abilene independent school district abilene isd
Domain: abileneisd.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 9, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Implemented additional measures to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Offered 12/24 months of complimentary Equifax Credit Watch Gold credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(159 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
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

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New Hampshire State AGNov 15 · first

Indiana State AGNov 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 15 · first

Maine State AGNov 15 · first

Montana State AGNov 15 · first

Vermont State AGNov 15 · 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/2024-11-15-abilene-independent-school-district-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 15, 2024
Raw hash: 7421c9bbb85acf3966da7cc2127dd84cbd1358a623a0c036103d44924c241c5e

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAbilene Independent School District (Abilene ISD)

Victim entityAbilene Independent School District (Abilene ISD)

Incidentdiscovered Jun 9, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov