HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Assumption University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 4, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

61state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Assumption University →2 incidents on file

Assumption University notified New Hampshire residents on November 17, 2023, that unauthorized access to two employee email accounts occurred between March 4 and April 4, 2023. The breach potentially exposed names and government identifiers of 61 NH residents. The university engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 31 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 227 days

Mar 4, 2023

Begins

Apr 4, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4fa08428e49c21a02023-11-17Verified
Vermont State AGbd_54ec799273bb91682023-11-17Verified
Maine State AGbd_ac9944b354be53172023-11-17Candidate

Name: Assumption University
norm: assumption university
Domain: assumption.edu

Name: Assumption University
norm: assumption university
Domain: assumption.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 4, 2023 – Apr 4, 2023
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: 61state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified law enforcement regarding the eventproviding written notice of this incident to relevant regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated an investigation which included working with third-party forensic specialists
Notified law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for , through TransUnion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant regulators
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our existing policies and procedures related to network security
Offering individuals access to 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(227 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Vermont State AGNov 17 · first

Maine State AGNov 17 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 17 · 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/assumption-university-20231117.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2023
Raw hash: d9c3f954fd9888d8aa7bf2af8ebcef0e8c6b664ab6b9a12c2de7e9fe13fe39df

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAssumption University

Victim entityAssumption University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2023

Stated responseInitiated an investigation which included working with third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov