MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareRansom DemandedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

South Suburban College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 8, 2023

Filed

Aug 6, 2024

To disclose

39 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for South Suburban College →

South Suburban College notified students of a cybersecurity attack on November 8, 2023, where an unauthorized third party attempted to infiltrate the network and demand ransom. Potential exposure of names, addresses, DOBs, and SSNs. No evidence of specific misuse found. Credit monitoring provided via TransUnion.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 39 weeks / 272 days

Nov 8, 2023

Begins

Nov 8, 2023

Discovered

Aug 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+32 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_722798b0bd47ba7a2024-08-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_98e7f48b632601a92024-08-06Verified
Maine State AGbd_b28c41ad1f6265e22024-08-06Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_b1c3f44321d8af222024-08-05 · +1dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_3c0191017b1f519a2024-08-01 · +5dVerified

Name: South Suburban College
norm: south suburban college

Name: South Suburban College
norm: south suburban college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 5, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity experts
Secured its network environment
Launched a thorough investigation
Performed investigation with independent IT security and forensic investigators
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Reviewed and taken steps to enhance its policies and procedures relating to the security of its systems
Enhanced information life cycle management
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and enhanced security measures
Enhanced policies and procedures relating to the security of its systems
Enhanced information life cycle management
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 39 weeks(272 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

Vermont State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d

Montana State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (IL), last Aug 6 (MT) — a 5-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-857.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 6, 2024
Raw hash: 8834d1dbd355dae997cb1bc1264e2e6272d6c0ef0c4bdc703c6f62d6973be881

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouth Suburban College

Victim entitySouth Suburban College

Incidentdiscovered Nov 8, 2023

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov