HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DayData ExfiltratedTargetedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIMediumContained

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Jul 25, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

608state residents only

Linked

5 records

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY →3 incidents on file

The Johns Hopkins University experienced a cybersecurity incident involving a zero-day vulnerability in MOVEit file transfer software. An unauthorized party accessed the server on May 29, 2023, and downloaded documents containing Washington residents' PII, including names, SSNs, DOBs, and health insurance IDs. 608 Washington residents were notified starting June 23, 2023.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d8 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jul 25, 2023

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_5c01ed35dab044312023-07-10 · +14dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_aaab7b2385df4fc12023-07-25Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_8ddec3a29b43d16a2023-07-21 · +4dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_6e8361a25d3114312023-06-23 · +32dVerified by operator

Name: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
norm: the johns hopkins university
Domain: jhu.edu

Name: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
norm: the johns hopkins university
Domain: jhu.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 23, 2023
Affected individuals: 608state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnecting the Johns Hopkins server that utilizes the MOVEit software
Engaging a third-party cybersecurity incident response team to assist with forensic analysis and ongoing monitoring
Working with our business partners and law enforcement to mitigate this situation
Offering affected individuals two-years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Implemented the recommended patching and remediation steps to secure its MOVEit server
Continue to look for ways to enhance its secure file transfer protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 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 · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJun 23 · first

Montana State AG+28d

California State AG+32d

Washington State AG+32d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 23 (VT), last Jul 25 (WA) — a 32-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA25977.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2023
Raw hash: 641fb7a14d71d209fae5cc5e6c9268de02d4bf377d1c6dcedaf8b2d9f6ba208e

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Victim entityTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseDisconnecting the Johns Hopkins server that utilizes the MOVEit software

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com