HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Audubon Nature Institute (auduboninstitute.org)

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 8, 2024

Filed

Jul 2, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Audubon Nature Institute (auduboninstitute.org) →

Audubon Nature Institute notified the NH Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident discovered on April 8, 2024. Unauthorized access to network files potentially exposed sensitive personal information (PII/identity data) of 1 NH resident. Notifications were sent on June 26, 2024, offering credit monitoring. Forensic investigation was conducted; no evidence of misuse found.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d12 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 · 12 weeks / 85 days

Apr 8, 2024

Discovered

Jul 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

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

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim predates this filing by 69 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_5e0248de0ef5c7ed2024-04-23 · +69dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0dc5c783740b517a2024-07-08 · +6dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_4c5f358e7fdb7ee72024-06-26 · +6dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_ebe4d4420fc65ab62024-06-26 · +6dVerified

Name: Audubon Nature Institute (auduboninstitute.org)
norm: audubon nature institute auduboninstituteorg
Domain: auduboninstitute.org

Name: Audubon Nature Institute (auduboninstitute.org)
norm: audubon nature institute auduboninstituteorg
Domain: auduboninstitute.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Apr 8, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the Incident
Assessed the security of its systems
Notified the potentially affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing its existing policies and procedures related to data privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
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 · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJun 26 · first

Indiana State AGJun 26 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+12d

Pattern: first filing Jun 26 (VT), last Jul 8 (MA) — a 12-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/audubon-nature-institute-20240702.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 2, 2024
Raw hash: 9d73f569ce257be4ef8b458a67ec9a31ccdb09a3973447e6830b5de8362b7679

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAudubon Nature Institute (auduboninstitute.org)

Victim entityAudubon Nature Institute (auduboninstitute.org)

Incidentdiscovered Apr 8, 2024

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov