HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 9, 2023

Filed

Jul 12, 2023

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc →

ACEN notified Montana residents of a data breach where an unknown actor accessed a managed file transfer server between Feb 6-27, 2023. Personal info including names and variable data elements was potentially acquired. ACEN engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 31 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 125 days

Feb 6, 2023

Begins

Mar 9, 2023

Discovered

Jul 12, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_afce8668ba44ed9f2023-07-12Verified
Maine State AGbd_c91ccac894b89c972023-07-12Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_e92eee198aa7938a2023-07-12Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_34a95533c18cb3242023-07-13 · +1dVerified

Name: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc
norm: accreditation commission for education in nursing

Name: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc
norm: accreditation commission for education in nursing
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 9, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 6, 2023 – Feb 27, 2023
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: reported the incident to federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Worked with IT staff to ensure our network was secure
Enlisted external cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation
Reported the incident to federal law enforcement
Offering credit monitoring and identity theft protection at no cost through IDX
Changes made: Implemented security measures to further protect our network going forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(125 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 12 · first

Maine State AGJul 12 · first

Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

Montana State AGJul 12 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-416.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2023
Raw hash: 977875153ac4f0747d3f7f523e2c28027f983371be1878c386beaca815f32712

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

Victim entityAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Mar 9, 2023

Stated responseWorked with IT staff to ensure our network was secure

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov