HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

MRA - The Management Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 29, 2023

Filed

Jun 28, 2024

To disclose

48 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for MRA - The Management Association →4 incidents on file

School Specialty reported a data breach affecting MRA – The Management Association, a third-party service provider. On July 29, 2023, MRA experienced a network disruption leading to unauthorized access by an external party. The incident compromised names combined with government identifiers (SSNs, driver's licenses, etc.). MRA engaged cybersecurity firms, locked down systems, and provided credit monitoring services to affected individuals. Notification was sent on June 28, 2024.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday48 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

discovery → filing · 48 weeks / 335 days

Jul 29, 2023

Discovered

Jun 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+29 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_31b6d2005a9916b12024-07-08 · +10dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f020aab040bd66d42024-05-20 · +39dCandidate

Name: School Specialty, Inc.
norm: school specialty

Name: MRA - The Management Association
norm: mra the management
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 29, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Locked down systems
Launched an internal investigation
Engaged cybersecurity firms to assist with investigation and response
Conducted a thorough review with the assistance of third-party specialists
Provided 12/24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services at no cost
Implemented additional technical safeguards
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards
Works with outside specialists to continually monitor all systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 48 weeks(335 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
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 · 3 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 20 · first

Vermont State AG+39d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+49d

Pattern: first filing May 20 (NH), last Jul 8 (NH) — a 49-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-06-28-school-specialty-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2024
Raw hash: 84f18846532b6d8963508fc141f0625f3251a3711c1717fbada204af9e10436f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySchool Specialty, Inc.

Victim entityMRA - The Management Association

Incidentdiscovered Jul 29, 2023

Stated responseLocked down systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov