Confirmed breach

Knox College data breach

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Knox College (United States) notified the Oregon Department of Justice, the Iowa Attorney General, the California Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 4 January 2023. It told the states about 63,100 Oregon residents; the total can be higher. The breach began on 24 November 2022, 41 days before it was reported.

Status: Confirmed breach
People affected: 63,100 Oregon residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported: 4 January 2023
Across the state notices: at least 64,103 people (Oregon and Washington: each state counts only its own residents)
Breach began: 24 November 2022
Time to tell: 41 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

Before the notice: the ransomware gang Hive named Knox College on its leak site on 10 December 2022, 25 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Oregon, Iowa, California, Washington. · Corrections and changes

If Knox College had your data

Look for Knox College’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Knox College has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Knox College, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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