HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Ardeo Education Solutions

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 2, 2020

Filed

Aug 19, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ardeo Education Solutions →

Ardeo Education Solutions notified individuals of unauthorized access to an email account from May 11 to July 2, 2020. The attacker may have accessed names, addresses, SSNs, and DOBs. Ardeo detected the breach on July 2, 2020, engaged forensic experts, and implemented enhanced training.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 52 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

May 11, 2020

Begins

Jul 2, 2020

Discovered

Aug 19, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_036fdc1d188316e42020-08-13 · +6dVerified

Name: Ardeo Education Solutions
norm: ardeo education
Domain: ardeoeducation.org

Name: Ardeo Education Solutions
norm: ardeo education
Domain: ardeoeducation.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 2, 2020
Breach occurred: May 11, 2020 – Jul 2, 2020
Undetected for: 52 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Shut off access to the account
Began an inquiry into the nature and scope of the event
Brought in outside cybersecurity experts to conduct a more detailed review of the incident
Changes made: Reviewing our data handling policies and practices
Implementing enhanced training procedures to mitigate the risk of further incidents and unauthorized access to personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 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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Indiana State AGAug 13 · first

Montana State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 13 (IN), last Aug 19 (MT) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/Ardeo-Consumer-ltr.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 19, 2020
Raw hash: 72311f5f9fcf068d7943b8cd6d8803ee9ff4ee842b45296a5eda416abe160c34

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityArdeo Education Solutions

Victim entityArdeo Education Solutions

Incidentdiscovered Jul 2, 2020

Stated responseShut off access to the account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov