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HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

WORLD LEARNING INC.

bd_a3a61bbacaba5bfc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 6, 2023

Filed

Nov 27, 2023

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

8 records

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for WORLD LEARNING INC. →2 incidents on file

World Learning, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data breach where unauthorized access occurred between April 20 and June 6, 2023. Suspicious activity was discovered on June 6, 2023. The incident involved access to systems containing names and other personal information. No evidence of misuse was found. World Learning engaged law enforcement, offered credit monitoring, and is reviewing security policies.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d25 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

undetected · 47 days
discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 174 days

Apr 20, 2023

Begins

Jun 6, 2023

Discovered

Nov 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim was first seen 173 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 138d gap

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGJul 12 · first
Montana State AG+138d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (VT), last Nov 27 (MT) — a 138-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.