HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumActive

Suffolk University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

May 31, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Suffolk University →4 incidents on file

Suffolk University filed a supplemental breach notification with the New Hampshire Attorney General regarding an incident previously reported in November 2022. Unauthorized access to the university's network occurred on or about July 9, 2022. Following an extensive investigation and manual document review, the university confirmed on April 24, 2023, that additional personal information, including Social Security numbers, was accessed for approximately two New Hampshire residents. The investigation is ongoing. Affected individuals are offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring via Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B.

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Incident timeline

Jul 9, 2022

Begins

May 31, 2023

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_b9eb6041e82dc2632023-05-25 · +6dCandidate
California State AGbd_e29d07e866015d722023-05-25 · +6dVerified by operator

Name: Suffolk University
norm: suffolk university

Name: Suffolk University
norm: suffolk university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jul 9, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Previously reported to your office in November 2022Providing supplemental notification to the Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Contained and secured the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Conducted extensive manual document review
Providing notice to the additional affected residents
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Advised the affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advised the affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Provided the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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 AGMay 25 · first

California State AGMay 25 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 25 (ME), last May 31 (NH) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/suffolk-university-20230531.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 31, 2023
Raw hash: b800e2d9d8e607f62c75dc2de89d30a8b8cd65301a193ac68f81881be174c421

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySuffolk University

Victim entitySuffolk University

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseContained and secured the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov