Social EngineeringEducationEducationPhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIICredentialsLowContained

University of Alaska

bd_81780b415d486023 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 18, 2021

Filed

Sep 30, 2022

To disclose

17 months

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for University of Alaska →4 incidents on file

University of Alaska System notified affected individuals of unauthorized access to email accounts between April 28 and June 1, 2021. The breach was discovered on May 18, 2021, following suspicious activity. Personal information contained in the compromised accounts was accessed. The University engaged forensic specialists and is offering 12 months of identity monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 20 days

discovery → filing · 17 months / 500 days

Apr 28, 2021

Begins

May 18, 2021

Discovered

Sep 30, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_5b0f7dfb355b8ced2022-09-30Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_e2c9d2a138bbc4882022-09-30Verified

Name: University of Alaska
norm: university of alaska
Domain: alaska.edu

Name: University of Alaska
norm: university of alaska
Domain: alaska.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 18, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 28, 2021 – Jun 1, 2021
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 23, 2022
Affected individuals: 7state-resident count only
Data types: PIICredentials
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reviewing the contents of the affected accounts
Implementing additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to twelve (12) months of identity monitoring services through Kroll at no cost to you
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 months(500 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGSep 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 30 · first

Montana State AGSep 30 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-593.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 30, 2022
Raw hash: 0be79e112eaa2e671593b4e90a70efe19b4f6ea5e7d606290158674936374330

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of Alaska

Victim entityUniversity of Alaska

Incidentdiscovered May 18, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov