HackingEducationEducationTargetedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)LowContained

National Math and Science Initiative

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 13, 2021

Filed

Feb 7, 2022

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

19state residents only

Linked

8 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for National Math and Science Initiative →

National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) notified individuals of unauthorized access to its network between September 23 and October 18, 2021. NMSI discovered the unusual activity on October 13, 2021, via antivirus software. The incident involved access to systems containing names and other personal information. NMSI secured the network, reset passwords, engaged in an investigation, and notified federal law enforcement. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d17 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 · 20 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 117 days

Sep 23, 2021

Begins

Oct 13, 2021

Discovered

Jan 6, 2022

Scope determined

Feb 7, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by conti about this victim was first seen 109 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecontibd_a7d079ac84c8874f2021-10-21 · +109dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_4182a4dc5d0f9b682022-02-07Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_a9f0bb460b4123a62022-02-07Verified by operator
California State AGbd_b37c007a97ec7ad92022-02-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_109691ea26b4097e2022-02-08 · +1dVerified by operator

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South Carolina State AGbd_3db1dbaf5f5f93c82022-02-08 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f92cd1c957c555822022-02-11 · +4dVerified

Name: National Math and Science Initiative
norm: national math and science initiative
Domain: nms.org

Name: National Math and Science Initiative
norm: national math and science initiative
Domain: nms.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 13, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 23, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jan 6, 2022
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 19state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure the network
Began an investigation to identify what happened and confirm what information may have been affected
Resetting relevant account passwords
Reviewed the contents of the potentially accessed files and folders to determine whether they contained personal information
Reviewed internal systems to identify contact information for purposes of providing notice to potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(117 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90d
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 · 7 states

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Maine State AGFeb 7 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 7 · first

California State AGFeb 7 · first

Montana State AGFeb 7 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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/National-Math-and-Science-Initiative-Consumer-Notification-Letter.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 7, 2022
Raw hash: 978fce1aeb87b0841f7ca8b3dc3e8bf0fe186fa3ea8cf0a54c332a1302c979fc

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Math and Science Initiative

Victim entityNational Math and Science Initiative

Incidentdiscovered Oct 13, 2021

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure the network

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov