HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Van Buren Public Schools

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 4, 2023

Filed

Nov 27, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Van Buren Public Schools →

Van Buren Public Schools notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident occurring between Nov 29 and Dec 4, 2023. Unauthorized access to a limited amount of network data was discovered on Oct 28, 2024. Affected data included names. The school engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is offering one year of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 359 days

Nov 29, 2023

Begins

Dec 4, 2023

Discovered

Nov 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_13c45fc1081100c92024-01-08 · +323dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_67569ad6ea0eca822024-11-27Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f9ca7016d8415c6d2024-11-27Verified

Name: Van Buren Public Schools
norm: van buren public schools
Domain: vanburenschools.net

Name: Van Buren Public Schools
norm: van buren public schools
Domain: vanburenschools.net
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 29, 2023 – Dec 4, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Providing access to complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGNov 27 · first

Indiana State AGNov 27 · first

Montana State AGNov 27 · first · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Consumer-notification-letter-23.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 27, 2024
Raw hash: 0d16ec9c03a9190a603ed8f2405a7a060a5c498e203ea1af164851e7bdeb6f85

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVan Buren Public Schools

Victim entityVan Buren Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Dec 4, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov