DisclosureLens
Social EngineeringEducationEducationPhishingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 15, 2024

Filed

Sep 5, 2024

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

11,0794 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Colorado State University - Pueblo

Colorado State University – Pueblo reported a phishing incident on August 14, 2024, where an employee was targeted by a social engineering attack impersonating the university controller. The employee sent an unprotected Excel spreadsheet containing student information (names, SSNs, DOBs, etc.) to an unauthorized third party. The breach was discovered on August 15, 2024. A total of 11,079 individuals were affected, including 4 New Hampshire residents. The university notified affected individuals electronically on August 18, 2024, and implemented additional employee cybersecurity training.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days
discovery → filing · 21 days

Aug 14, 2024

Begins

Aug 15, 2024

Discovered

Sep 5, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGAug 18 · first
New Hampshire State AG+18d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 18 (IN), last Sep 5 (NH) — a 18-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.