HackingHealthcareEducationHealthcareVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

bd_aaab7b2385df4fc1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Jul 25, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY →3 incidents on file

Johns Hopkins University and Health System experienced a data breach via a vulnerability in third-party MOVEit software. An unauthorized party accessed a server on May 29, 2023, and downloaded documents containing personal information. The incident was discovered on May 31, 2023. The organization disconnected the affected server, engaged forensic investigators, and is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered May 31, 2023 → Notified Jul 11, 202341d ✓ CA 60-day OK8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jul 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_5c01ed35dab044312023-07-10 · +14dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_8a0c7a805f112ccb2023-07-25Verified
Montana State AGbd_8ddec3a29b43d16a2023-07-21 · +4dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_6e8361a25d3114312023-06-23 · +32dVerified by operator

Name: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
norm: the johns hopkins university
Domain: jhu.edu

Name: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
norm: the johns hopkins university
Domain: jhu.edu
Industry: HealthcarellmEducationllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Disconnected the Johns Hopkins server that utilizes the MOVEit software
Engaged a third-party cybersecurity incident response team to assist with forensic analysis and ongoing monitoring
Working with business partners and law enforcement to mitigate this situation
Providing two years of credit monitoring and resolution services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 41d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: May 31, 2023
→ Notified: Jul 11, 2023
41d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Notified: Jul 11, 2023	41d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGJun 23 · first

Montana State AG+28d

Washington State AG+32d

California State AG+32d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 23 (VT), last Jul 25 (CA) — a 32-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-570847
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2023
Raw hash: 3b7884bdb105872afa7ea8e45c195fdb4d93ec3662cb3ce41397a87d483734c7

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Victim entityTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseDisconnected the Johns Hopkins server that utilizes the MOVEit software

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov