HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Newcourse Communications

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 18, 2022

Filed

Oct 28, 2022

To disclose

10 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

22 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Newcourse Communications →2 incidents on file

Newcourse Communications, Inc. disclosed a security incident occurring between April 27, 2022, and May 3, 2022, where unauthorized access resulted in the exfiltration of customer data including names, addresses, loan numbers, and the last four digits of Social Security Numbers. The breach affected customers of First United Bank. Newcourse engaged outside cybersecurity professionals, offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through IDX, and established a toll-free response line. No identity fraud was reported at the time of notification.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 18, 2022 → Notified Oct 18, 20220d ✓ CA 60-day OK10 days discovery → filing

⚠ notification dateThe stored discovery date equals the NOTIFICATION date, collapsing the clock to ~zero. This UNDERSTATES the delay and can mask a real violation.

Incident timeline

undetected · 174 days

discovery → filing · 10 days

Apr 27, 2022

Begins

Oct 18, 2022

Discovered

Oct 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 22 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5fadd5173c94563f2022-10-29 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_84fe1f7d14f65eaa2022-10-29 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a829d9b14093375b2022-10-24 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_162ec875b80cff572022-10-23 · +5dVerified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_d1dd6ed547312c252022-10-23 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_2a5cd69b05306de32022-11-04 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_bf5ce53274f026bc2022-10-20 · +8dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_be556e9d554f359c2022-11-07 · +10dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b7295eea396193662022-10-18 · +10dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3407f702f28d99cf2022-11-19 · +22dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 21 linked disclosures.

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 18, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2022 – May 3, 2022
Undetected for: 174 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 18, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Submitted Breach Notification to California Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offered identity theft protection services through IDX
Provided 24 months of credit and CyberScan monitoring
Provided a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy
Provided fully managed id theft recovery services
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 days(10 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 0d
Discovery-date grounding: notification dateThe stored discovery date equals the NOTIFICATION date, collapsing the clock to ~zero. This UNDERSTATES the delay and can mask a real violation.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Oct 18, 2022
→ Notified: Oct 18, 2022
0d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 18, 2022 → Notified: Oct 18, 2022	0d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 18 · first

Indiana State AG+2d

Maine State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

California State AG+10d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+11d

Maine State AG+11d

Indiana State AG+17d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Maine State AG+32d

Pattern: first filing Oct 18 (MA), last Nov 19 (ME) — a 32-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 21 — the full spread may be wider.

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/sb24-558699
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 28, 2022
Raw hash: 07605247b4bf1663c96e29d902e213a79276c5060b3d401e667b46c935ce58ac

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewcourse Communications

Victim entityNewcourse Communications

Incidentdiscovered Oct 18, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov