HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

California State University East Bay

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 11, 2014

Filed

Sep 5, 2014

To disclose

25 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for California State University East Bay →2 incidents on file

California State University, East Bay notified the NH AG of a breach affecting 2 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred on Aug 23, 2013, discovered Aug 11, 2014. Attackers used an overseas IP and software tool to access a web server storing employment records. Exfiltrated data included names, addresses, and SSNs. CSUEB removed malicious files, mitigated vulnerabilities, and offered 1-year credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 353 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

Aug 23, 2013

Begins

Aug 11, 2014

Discovered

Sep 5, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_6f1e6d03c322a6952014-09-05Candidate

Name: California State University East Bay
norm: california state university east bay

Name: California State University East Bay
norm: california state university east bay
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 11, 2014
Breach occurred: Aug 23, 2013
Undetected for: 353 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 5, 2014
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an internal investigation
Malicious files have been removed from the server
Vulnerabilities have been mitigated
Provided written notice to affected residents
Offered complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Provided dedicated call center support
Advised residents about placing a fraud alert and security freeze
Reevaluated information security practices
Changes made: Reevaluated information security practices to help prevent similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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California State AGSep 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 5 · 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/california-university-east-bay-20140905.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2014
Raw hash: 5c80c6ee38d59dd0dbc3db0c2fa64853cbbb0484e6f23edf6f3653f15e948f61

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCalifornia State University East Bay

Victim entityCalifornia State University East Bay

Incidentdiscovered Aug 11, 2014

Stated responseCommenced an internal investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov