HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Greensboro College

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 21, 2023

Filed

Feb 29, 2024

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Greensboro College →

Greensboro College notified affected individuals of unauthorized access to computer systems occurring between August 10 and August 21, 2023. The breach potentially exposed names and other personal information. The college notified law enforcement, conducted an investigation, and offered credit monitoring services through Epiq. Rhode Island residents were specifically identified as impacted.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d27 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 · 11 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 192 days

Aug 10, 2023

Begins

Aug 21, 2023

Discovered

Feb 5, 2024

Scope determined

Feb 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 182 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_524715487c0bf4362023-08-30 · +182dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0be97489282b227f2024-02-29Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_342760eca84630f22024-02-29Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_40dd104ac0922a062024-02-29Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_73d406e4632574482024-02-29Verified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_d184af71688a103b2024-02-29Verified by operator

Name: Greensboro College
norm: greensboro college
Domain: greensboro.edu

Name: Greensboro College
norm: greensboro college
Domain: greensboro.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 21, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 10, 2023 – Aug 21, 2023
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Feb 5, 2024
Notification sent: Feb 29, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: prompt reporting to law enforcement and notification to relevant state and federal regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to protect data in our custody
Notified law enforcement
Launched a comprehensive investigation
Initiated a review of the impacted computer systems
Prompt reporting to law enforcement and notification to relevant state and federal regulators
Offering you access to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Epiq at no cost
Changes made: Instituting additional technical safeguards and policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(192 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGFeb 29 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 29 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 29 · first

Maine State AGFeb 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 29 · first · this page

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/greensboro-college-20240229.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 29, 2024
Raw hash: 4843d6808b4258d462c61e1629e41ba7a9390ecc2c035adb816a40fafbf988fa

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGreensboro College

Victim entityGreensboro College

Incidentdiscovered Aug 21, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to protect data in our custody

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov