MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

WORLD LEARNING INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 6, 2023

Filed

Nov 27, 2023

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

1,331state residents only

Linked

8 records

Confidence

71%

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

World Learning, Inc. disclosed a ransomware incident affecting 1,331 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between April 20 and June 6, 2023. Data exposed included names, SSNs, and DOBs. The company notified law enforcement, offered 12 months of credit monitoring, and implemented additional security safeguards.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d25 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 47 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 174 days

Apr 20, 2023

Begins

Jun 6, 2023

Discovered

Nov 27, 2023

Filed

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)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_48290a6c045d39fc2023-06-07 · +173dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_199a6e8267e17c922023-11-27Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_846f322cb211db162023-11-27Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_a070698045db5ed92023-11-27Verified
Montana State AGbd_a3a61bbacaba5bfc2023-11-27Verified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 138d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_d42b97ecb62598042023-11-27Verified
Vermont State AGbd_4f21bc708190f1f72023-07-12 · +138dVerified by operator

Name: WORLD LEARNING INC.
norm: world learning
Domain: worldlearning.org

Name: WORLD LEARNING INC.
norm: world learning
Domain: worldlearning.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 20, 2023 – Jun 6, 2023
Undetected for: 47 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 27, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,331state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Moved affected systems offline
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice of this incident to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies and procedures
Assessing new cybersecurity tools
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(174 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJul 12 · first

Maine State AG+138d

Massachusetts State AG+138d

Vermont State AG+138d

Montana State AG+138d

New Hampshire State AG+138d

Washington State AG+138d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (VT), last Nov 27 (WA) — 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.

Source URL: https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27105.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 27, 2023
Raw hash: b52ea4e4dbe646aff42350a0e3e881a5b0c71c6be9e025f6b69df1aec9e984d2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWORLD LEARNING INC.

Victim entityWORLD LEARNING INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2023

Stated responseMoved affected systems offline

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com