MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedRansom DemandedEducationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

Whitworth University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 29, 2022

Filed

Oct 4, 2022

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

41,746state residents only

Linked

11 records

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Whitworth University →

Whitworth University reported a supplemental ransomware attack affecting 41,746 Washington residents. The incident was detected on July 29, 2022. Compromised data included names, SSNs, passport numbers, and health insurance info. Whitworth engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, rebuilt systems, and offered credit monitoring.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d10 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 67 days

Jul 29, 2022

Begins

Jul 29, 2022

Discovered

Oct 4, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 11 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim was first seen 55 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_88fe38d865e0c77d2022-08-10 · +54dCandidate

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_5d844bede7e0dbd92023-04-28 · +206dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_eff70d4adcf75c392023-04-28 · +206dVerified
Montana State AGbd_a95dbb769635964d2023-05-12 · +220dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e0cb1c9df0d3debc2023-05-12 · +220dVerified by operator

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 227d gap

California State AGbd_000f0e63ede62e352023-05-13 · +221dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_1b5f2a226647531b2023-05-13 · +221dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_513ded4de33ab4772023-05-13 · +221dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_703a926d3e579ba32023-05-13 · +221dVerified by operator
Idaho State AGbd_57d2ad17d82130962023-05-19 · +227dVerified

Name: Whitworth University
norm: whitworth university
Domain: whitworth.edu

Name: Whitworth University
norm: whitworth university
Domain: whitworth.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 29, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 29, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 41,746state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberStudent ID numberPassport numberHealth insurance ID
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney GeneralDepartment of Education closed their investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Notified law enforcement
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Taking additional steps to enhance technical safeguards relating to the security of its systems and servers
Reviewing and altering policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewing how we store and manage data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(67 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30dLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Washington State AGOct 4 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+206d

Vermont State AG+206d

Montana State AG+220d

New Hampshire State AG+220d

California State AG+221d

Maine State AG+221d

Oregon State AG+221d

Massachusetts State AG+221d

Idaho State AG+227d

Pattern: first filing Oct 4 (WA), last May 19 (ID) — a 227-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/BreachM13865.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 4, 2022
Raw hash: 96f9d70094103bc095851d8e9d452593463bade6f30ecedaa4098e95e420dab5

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWhitworth University

Victim entityWhitworth University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 29, 2022

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com