HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Mar 1, 2019

Filed

May 22, 2019

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,265,000494 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Georgia Institute of Technology →

Georgia Institute of Technology notified 1.265 million individuals of a security incident where an unauthorized person accessed an internal database via a web server. Access occurred between Dec 14, 2018, and Mar 22, 2019. Data exposed included names, addresses, DOBs, and SSNs. Georgia Tech engaged forensic firms, secured the server, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 77 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 82 days

Dec 14, 2018

Begins

Mar 1, 2019

Discovered

May 22, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_5e308b1e230109a22019-05-22Candidate
California State AGbd_61a2018aa0d12a4e2019-05-22Verified
Oregon State AGbd_69d11ad986ca01d32019-05-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_25a943fa8c699b802019-05-23 · +1dVerified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 89d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_09e2725a2c1aa8822019-05-24 · +2dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_40c8391d08974be62019-06-11 · +20dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_8a1d9df1eb51d81f2019-08-13 · +83dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_adc4007cc1f5cd002019-08-19 · +89dVerified

Name: Georgia Institute of Technology
norm: georgia institute of
Domain: gatech.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Georgia Institute of Technology
norm: georgia institute of
Domain: gatech.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 1, 2019
Breach occurred: Dec 14, 2018 – Mar 22, 2019
Undetected for: 77 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 22, 2019
Affected individuals: 1,265,000state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: The U.S. Department of Education was notified
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Implemented its incident response protocol
Took steps to secure the web server
Began an investigation to determine what records in the database were accessed
The U.S. Department of Education was notified
Set up a dedicated website on April 2, 2019, to share its preliminary findings
Leading forensic firms were engaged to assist in the investigation
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Taking steps to enhance existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(82 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 8 states

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Washington State AGMay 22 · first

California State AGMay 22 · first

Oregon State AGMay 22 · first

Montana State AGMay 22 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

South Carolina State AG+20d

Delaware State AG+83d

New Hampshire State AG+89d

Pattern: first filing May 22 (WA), last Aug 19 (NH) — a 89-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/Georgia-Tech_Notification-Letter.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 22, 2019
Raw hash: f67c706a814d51805c5ef134db6b01469d186df0fc0f00193e5a109d1867de9a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGeorgia Institute of Technology

Victim entityGeorgia Institute of Technology

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2019

Stated responseImplemented its incident response protocol

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov