HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

University of Rochester

bd_baba64b11eeaa1eb · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 1, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

138state residents only

Linked

8 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for University of Rochester →5 incidents on file

University of Rochester notified NH AG of a MOVEit file transfer vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party via Progress Software. Incident occurred May 27, 2023; discovered May 31, 2023. Approximately 138 NH residents affected with PII/SSN. Notifications sent July 28, 2023, offering 2 years credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

May 27, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 1, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_7d744ab9ef9b3c312023-07-14 · +17dVerified

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_419f463a975f38c72023-07-28 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_659d73894032e3ae2023-07-28 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_8283f86271ea7a052023-07-28 · +4dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_85e559820964f4f52023-07-28 · +4dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ebc1aa14a808124d2023-07-28 · +4dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_f7935ffb9c85c7d12023-07-28 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: University of Rochester
norm: university of rochester
Domain: rochester.edu

Name: University of Rochester
norm: university of rochester
Domain: rochester.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 27, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 138state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity professionals to assist in the investigation and remediation efforts
Provided written notification to affected residents
Offered complimentary two-year memberships with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGJul 28 · first

Maine State AGJul 28 · first

Montana State AGJul 28 · first

Indiana State AGJul 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 28 · first

California State AGJul 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/university-of-rochester-20230801.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 1, 2023
Raw hash: cc198d3ab31a239803d7f413f720aac1a650688299668f825b7e1196945a11d9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of Rochester

Victim entityUniversity of Rochester

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity professionals to assist in the investigation and remediation efforts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov