MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Allegheny Intermediate Unit

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 28, 2019

Filed

May 26, 2020

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected

24state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Allegheny Intermediate Unit →

Allegheny Intermediate Unit notified NH AG of a ransomware incident discovered Oct 28, 2019. Attackers infected servers; AIU restored files from backups without paying ransom. Investigation determined unauthorized access to servers containing PII (names, SSNs, driver's licenses, passports) was possible for 24 NH residents. Notices sent May 20, 2020, offering 12 months credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 30 weeks / 211 days

Oct 28, 2019

Discovered

May 26, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+23 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_2885f304e94853ab2020-05-20 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_e0ccc6a210e509fc2020-05-20 · +6dVerified

Name: Allegheny Intermediate Unit
norm: allegheny intermediate unit

Name: Allegheny Intermediate Unit
norm: allegheny intermediate unit
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 28, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 20, 2020
Affected individuals: 24state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reporting this matter to other regulators as required

During the incident: Launched an investigation with its in-house information technology department and third-party experts
Restored access to the affected files without engaging or paying the unknown intruder
Providing written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing affected individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to twelve (12) months of credit monitoring services through IDExperts at no cost to these individuals
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Continuing to review our policies and procedures and enhancing the security of our information systems to avoid a similar situation in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 30 weeks(211 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 20 · first

Indiana State AGMay 20 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 20 (MA), last May 26 (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/allegheny-intermediate-unit-20200526.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 26, 2020
Raw hash: 86d2d4cf6f980bb9bb0098c5ed44de7c2d550bdd9d89e2812802e57cefc343f1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAllegheny Intermediate Unit

Victim entityAllegheny Intermediate Unit

Incidentdiscovered Oct 28, 2019

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with its in-house information technology department and third-party experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov