MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 6, 2017

Filed

Dec 6, 2017

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union →

Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union notified NH AG of a July 6, 2017 virus infection that encrypted files. Investigation revealed an unknown third party accessed a server. 18 NH residents' PII (names, DOB, addresses, driver's license, SSN) may have been exposed. No evidence of actual misuse found. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 153 days

Jul 6, 2017

Discovered

Dec 6, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_4268d1b95135eecd2017-12-07 · +1dVerified

Name: Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
norm: bennington rutland supervisory union

Name: Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
norm: bennington rutland supervisory union
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 6, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 6, 2017
Affected individuals: 18state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Restored computer system integrity immediately
Launched investigation with assistance of a forensic expert
Provided potentially impacted individuals access to 2 free years of credit monitoring and restoration services through Trans Union
Established a dedicated hotline for individuals to contact with questions or concerns
Provided information on how to protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to consumer reporting agencies and other state regulators
Changes made: Enhanced the security of the computer system
Implemented additional monitoring tools to detect suspicious activity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(153 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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New Hampshire State AGDec 6 · first · this page

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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/bennington-rutland-20171206.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 6, 2017
Raw hash: aec907ec8bed29b432330b53b7ac5b8f0859faaf657eb50c10d346bef12389a5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBennington-Rutland Supervisory Union

Victim entityBennington-Rutland Supervisory Union

Incidentdiscovered Jul 6, 2017

Stated responseRestored computer system integrity immediately

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov