HackingEducationTechnologyEducationVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Vista Higher Learning

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 23, 2024

Filed

Sep 6, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Vista Higher Learning →

Vista Higher Learning, Inc. disclosed a cyberattack beginning July 10, 2024, where a cybercriminal exploited a vulnerability to access network files. The incident affected a small number of individuals, exposing names, Social Security Numbers, and bank account information. VHL engaged Rapid7 for investigation and remediation, including server isolation and MDR implementation. 24 months of identity theft protection were offered.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday6 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 · 13 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

Jul 10, 2024

Begins

Jul 23, 2024

Discovered

Sep 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_7191ed8772961ad22024-09-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8ea69603340c99182024-09-06Verified
Maine State AGbd_8fd8045d61c60fe92024-09-06Candidate
Montana State AGbd_a9ec4e93ab19bc052024-09-06Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_fcf64972cfc6ddd72024-09-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9cd942ab3e1ea0fc2024-09-09 · +3dVerified

Name: Vista Higher Learning
norm: vista higher learning

Name: Vista Higher Learning
norm: vista higher learning
Industry: EducationllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Jul 23, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 10, 2024 – Jul 25, 2024
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 6, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notifying relevant state authorities
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Contacted Rapid7 to provide assistance
Secured servers from further unauthorized activity
Conducted independent cybersecurity analysis
Isolated all compromised servers
Engaged specialized firm to conduct in-depth review of potentially affected files
Notifying relevant state authorities
Changes made: Retiring old servers
Implementing a managed detection and response (MDR) service
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(45 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
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 · 7 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGSep 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 6 · first

Maine State AGSep 6 · first

Montana State AGSep 6 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 6 · first

Vermont State AGSep 6 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-09-06-vista-higher-learning-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 6, 2024
Raw hash: 3b183065479b8a9bb0d3d897e5ae6e067741e0d774832ee5bd7ed2b6aba749b0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVista Higher Learning

Victim entityVista Higher Learning

Incidentdiscovered Jul 23, 2024

Stated responseContacted Rapid7 to provide assistance

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov