HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

DeSales University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 23, 2020

Filed

Jun 8, 2021

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

22state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for DeSales University →

DeSales University notified the NH AG of a data event affecting 22 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred July 14–Sept 29, 2020, involving file access and employee email compromise. Discovered Sept 23, 2020. Exposed names and SSNs. Remediation included forensic review, credential resets, and 1-year credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 71 days

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 258 days

Jul 14, 2020

Begins

Sep 23, 2020

Discovered

Jun 8, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_8dc1bbad6198d3092021-06-04 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_9e2d39e2c05c4f392021-06-04 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a9a8fc6788da76882021-06-04 · +4dVerified

Name: DeSales University
norm: desales university

Name: DeSales University
norm: desales university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 23, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 14, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020
Undetected for: 71 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 4, 2021
Affected individuals: 22state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement and relevant regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Worked closely with third-party forensic specialists
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of DeSales systems
Notified potentially affected individuals
Notified law enforcement and relevant regulators
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year through TransUnion
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures with the support of leading third-party security experts
All DeSales users were required to update their password credentials
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(258 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGJun 4 · first

Indiana State AGJun 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 4 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

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/desales-20210608.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 8, 2021
Raw hash: bb1ac9487ad9703385daa271f84801d6e87edd0dc1e5879160d043aef1772ba3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDeSales University

Victim entityDeSales University

Incidentdiscovered Sep 23, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov