HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Alderson Broaddus University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 27, 2021

Filed

Jun 10, 2021

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

14state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

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Alderson Broaddus University notified individuals of unauthorized access to systems between Jan 22-27, 2021. An unauthorized person accessed systems and exfiltrated files containing names and SSNs. The university secured its network, contacted law enforcement, engaged a cybersecurity firm, and provided one year of Kroll identity monitoring services. Additional safeguards including MFA were implemented.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 134 days

Jan 22, 2021

Begins

Jan 27, 2021

Discovered

Jun 10, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_10019c49d6f1337f2021-06-10Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_11f0bdffee3edcea2021-06-10Verified
California State AGbd_71a01e4fe36779bd2021-06-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_eb791738239792fd2021-06-10Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_f805a7c25ffe93f12021-06-10Verified

Name: Alderson Broaddus University
norm: alderson broaddus university

Name: Alderson Broaddus University
norm: alderson broaddus university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 27, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 22, 2021 – Jan 27, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 14state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: contacted law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured our network
Contacted law enforcement
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring services at no cost to you for one year
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards and technical security measures
Multi-factor authentication
Additional password requirements
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(134 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGJun 10 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 10 · first

California State AGJun 10 · first

Indiana State AGJun 10 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 10 · first

Montana State AGJun 10 · first · this page

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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/a-notif-3.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 10, 2021
Raw hash: a8d77728da0a79d3a32e440e2b70988aed2e88806a1608f1de974026d5eb3f75

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlderson Broaddus University

Victim entityAlderson Broaddus University

Incidentdiscovered Jan 27, 2021

Stated responseSecured our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov