HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Gaston College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 22, 2023

Filed

Aug 25, 2023

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gaston College →

Gaston College notified consumers of unauthorized network access occurring February 21-22, 2023. The incident involved the acquisition of files containing personal information. Gaston College engaged the NC Joint Cybersecurity Task Force and third-party specialists for investigation and remediation. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of identity monitoring via Kroll. The specific data elements accessed were redacted in the public notice template.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 184 days

Feb 21, 2023

Begins

Feb 22, 2023

Discovered

Aug 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by nokoyawa about this victim predates this filing by 168 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitesnatchbd_9f324ce3f5933d572023-04-02 · +145dVerified by operator
Leak Sitenokoyawabd_398ba9c747a25eb22023-03-09 · +169dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_53511d0b016ed9812023-08-25Candidate
Montana State AGbd_115feb0035c68f6a2023-08-28 · +3dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_1b93a11525bbc5db2023-08-29 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_31263361e9a984602023-08-29 · +4dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_930490fe30ca1f2d2023-08-29 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_f4c0d005bff0a19a2023-08-29 · +4dVerified

Name: Gaston College
norm: gaston college
Domain: gaston.edu

Name: Gaston College
norm: gaston college
Domain: gaston.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 21, 2023 – Feb 22, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Aug 25, 2023
Notification sent: Aug 25, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: assistance from the North Carolina Joint Cybersecurity Task Force
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked to secure and restore our systems
Launched an investigation, with assistance from the North Carolina Joint Cybersecurity Task Force
Involved third-party cybersecurity specialists
Engaged a third-party specialist to conduct a comprehensive programmatic and manual review
Offering you free access to 12 months of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Review our existing policies and procedures
Implement additional administrative and technical safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(184 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGAug 25 · first

Vermont State AGAug 25 · first · this page

Montana State AG+3d

South Carolina State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-25-gaston-college-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2023
Raw hash: 73d99d85012e790f47cf34bf6ece1ade3ddf159a869fc518588f466c1e8c223b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGaston College

Victim entityGaston College

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2023

Stated responseWorked to secure and restore our systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov