MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighActive

Bethel School District

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 13, 2024

Filed

Mar 18, 2024

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

28,645state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Bethel School District →4 incidents on file

Bethel School District (BSD) filed a supplemental notice with the Washington AG regarding a ransomware incident. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 12-13, 2024. BSD discovered suspicious activity on Feb 13, 2024. Data exposed included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, medical info, and DOB. Approximately 28,645 Washington residents were notified starting March 18, 2024. BSD engaged federal law enforcement and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Equifax. Investigation is ongoing.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Feb 12, 2024

Begins

Feb 13, 2024

Discovered

Mar 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_3f1fe0f8059b8f932024-03-18Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_4e4fb2f8e0dd7c6e2024-03-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7159e9f7a5eceb722024-03-18Verified
Montana State AGbd_f2ab33a838bfdde42024-03-18Verified

Name: Bethel School District
norm: bethel school district
Domain: bethel.k12.or.us
Industry: Education

Name: Bethel School District
norm: bethel school district
Domain: bethel.k12.or.us
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 12, 2024 – Feb 13, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 28,645state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberDate of birthMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Took prompt steps to secure systems and initiate an investigation
Notified federal law enforcement and is cooperating as required
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Equifax, to individuals whose Social Security numbers were potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional security measures
Reviewing its policies and procedures to further protect against similar events moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGMar 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 18 · first

Indiana State AGMar 18 · first

Montana State AGMar 18 · first

Washington State AGMar 18 · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA28276.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2024
Raw hash: fc8fbd91d2b39202cd888986a3d8f6f26af4eb1644632a9fa9004636e80347ba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBethel School District

Victim entityBethel School District

Incidentdiscovered Feb 13, 2024

Stated responseTook prompt steps to secure systems and initiate an investigation

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com