HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

California Northstate University

bd_c9595e7fbac85446 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 21, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for California Northstate University →

California Northstate University (CNSU) reported unauthorized access to certain university computer systems between February 12–13, 2023. An unauthorized actor potentially accessed and obtained files stored on CNSU servers. The data review concluded on November 2, 2023. Affected individuals were offered one-year complimentary Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B membership.

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Incident timeline

Feb 12, 2023

Begins

Dec 21, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_208851ca8a484b1e2023-12-21Candidate
Montana State AGbd_560a35d3ee2fd0392023-12-21Verified by operator
Washington State AGbd_ab1d8a5c45f505402023-12-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ba7f861da3b47dd52023-12-21Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_f5c4183370022f722023-12-21Verified

Name: California Northstate University
norm: california northstate university

Name: California Northstate University
norm: california northstate university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Feb 12, 2023 – Feb 13, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1119 Automated CollectionT1074 Data Staged
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Immediately secured the systems involved and began an investigation
Reviewed the files that were potentially involved
Offering complimentary one-year membership in Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B to affected individuals
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to enhance the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGDec 21 · first

Montana State AGDec 21 · first

Washington State AGDec 21 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 21 · first

California State AGDec 21 · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-578338
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2023
Raw hash: 813c64a957fb2b667b58c1a7c4c16159cc8d6757162d69959108728557073b78

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCalifornia Northstate University

Victim entityCalifornia Northstate University

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseImmediately secured the systems involved and began an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov