MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Newton Public Schools

bd_90abae8cca3786b3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 28, 2023

Filed

Mar 21, 2024

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Newton Public Schools →

Newton Public Schools (KS) notified the NH AG of a ransomware incident. Unauthorized access occurred on March 23, 2023; detected March 28, 2023. Confirmed on Feb 19, 2024 that PII (including SSNs) of 2 NH residents was accessed. Notifications sent March 15, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 359 days

Mar 23, 2023

Begins

Mar 28, 2023

Discovered

Mar 21, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+43 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_cce811d5fd67fa522024-03-20 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_7603afcc33ddb0282024-03-15 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_78a4ce5425f34d1a2024-03-15 · +6dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_bbb03cd06a2b36992024-03-15 · +6dVerified

Name: Newton Public Schools
norm: newton public schools

Name: Newton Public Schools
norm: newton public schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 28, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 15, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Acted quickly to contain the threat
Investigate, and ensure the security of its systems with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Providing the affected residents with notification of this incident
Offering the affected residents whose Social Security number was potentially impacted by the incident with complimentary membership with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 51 weeks(359 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGMar 15 · first

Montana State AGMar 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 15 · first

Maine State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 15 (IN), last Mar 21 (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/newton-public-schools-20240321.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 21, 2024
Raw hash: f2a77afc99b080181f9729910e62b6c12ba6117b76d9bbe70f8cfba0021229ec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewton Public Schools

Victim entityNewton Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Mar 28, 2023

Stated responseActed quickly to contain the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov