Social EngineeringEducationEducationPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedAuthenticationCredentialsEducationFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighContained

Gonzaga University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 19, 2020

Filed

Feb 1, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

8,041state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Gonzaga University →2 incidents on file

Gonzaga University notified Washington AG of a phishing incident affecting 8,041 residents. Unauthorized access to an employee email account occurred on Aug 6, 2020, discovered Aug 19, 2020. Data included SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, financial/health info. Notices sent starting Sept 10, 2020. Forensics engaged; 24-month credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d24 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 · 13 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 166 days

Aug 6, 2020

Begins

Aug 19, 2020

Discovered

Feb 1, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_80468b6949b7042f2021-02-01Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9cf0497211b492e22021-02-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_f8ccd6288f9aba2c2021-02-01Verified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Gonzaga University
norm: gonzaga university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 19, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 6, 2020
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 10, 2020
Affected individuals: 8,041state-resident count only
Data types: AuthenticationCredentialsEducationFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthStudent ID numberPassport numberHealth insurance IDMedical informationUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the U.S. Department of Education and assisted with its investigationNotified other state regulators
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Secured the affected email account
Worked with third-party computer forensics specialists
Performed a comprehensive review of all information stored in the email account
Conducted a thorough manual review of its records
Provided written notice to potentially affected individuals
Notified the U.S. Department of Education
Notified other state regulators
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures to include additional technical and administrative safeguards
Providing complimentary access to twenty-four (24) months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(166 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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 ↗

Indiana State AGFeb 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 1 · first

Montana State AGFeb 1 · first

Washington State AGFeb 1 · 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/BreachM10357.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 1, 2021
Raw hash: bc155fd8004c4a8a104f872fad783500bf53a5ac7099231b8b9bf9ad6272a1b6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityGonzaga University

Incidentdiscovered Aug 19, 2020

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com