HackingTechnologyEducationInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

National Student Clearinghouse

bd_b5e4fea795fb28f9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 31, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

16 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for National Student Clearinghouse →

National Student Clearinghouse notified Vermont AG of a data breach involving its third-party provider, Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer tool. The incident, occurring around May 30, 2023, resulted in the exfiltration of personal information including names, DOBs, SSNs, and student records. The Clearinghouse patched the software, engaged forensic experts, and offered two years of identity monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 92 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 16 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim was first seen 78 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_2a4b3c8c4d73dde12023-08-31Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_31d33972c1e551702023-08-31Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_e6b6aa0a9330aac62023-09-18 · +18dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_116e7610d8f2a7682023-09-21 · +21dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 109d gap

California State AGbd_3c0bc77e712651d42023-09-21 · +21dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_f56f2ba4dc3877702023-09-21 · +21dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_ff3f3f8d31ce3bb42023-09-22 · +22dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_c5625c0a94dc7f2e2023-12-12 · +103dVerified
Maine State AGbd_8ac0fc71a5cf7b942023-12-15 · +106dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_ef6d774a2bb958e32023-12-18 · +109dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 15 linked disclosures.

Name: National Student Clearinghouse
norm: national student clearinghouse
Domain: studentclearinghouse.org

Name: National Student Clearinghouse
norm: national student clearinghouse
Domain: studentclearinghouse.org
Industry: TechnologyllmEducationllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 31, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: coordinated with law enforcement
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Initiated an investigation with the support of leading cybersecurity experts
Coordinated with law enforcement
Implemented patches to the MOVEit software pursuant to Progress Software’s instructions
Put in place additional monitoring measures to further protect our systems and your data
Arranged to offer identity monitoring services to you for two years at no cost to you
Changes made: Implemented patches to the MOVEit software pursuant to Progress Software’s instructions
Put in place additional monitoring measures to further protect our systems and your data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(92 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >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 · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 31 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 31 · first

Vermont State AGAug 31 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+18d

Washington State AG+21d

California State AG+21d

Oregon State AG+21d

South Carolina State AG+22d

California State AG+103d

Maine State AG+106d

New Hampshire State AG+109d

Pattern: first filing Aug 31 (ME), last Dec 18 (NH) — a 109-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 15 — the full spread may be wider.

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-31-national-student-clearinghouse-progress-software-moveit-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 31, 2023
Raw hash: cf51eecba107b64b5cd011b4da6f78a77bd392bc10d6879fd4f9bcdfa3792d24

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Student Clearinghouse

Victim entityNational Student Clearinghouse

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseInitiated an investigation with the support of leading cybersecurity experts

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov