HackingEducationEducationCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Lincoln University

bd_005fa57b46db1270 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 21, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

77%

Full breach record for Lincoln University →

Lincoln University (Oakland, CA) experienced a network disruption on October 8, 2024. An unauthorized actor likely exfiltrated data. After a comprehensive review completed May 2, 2025, it was determined that names and Social Security numbers were involved. Affected individuals were notified October 7, 2025 and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring via HaystackID.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Incident timeline

Oct 8, 2024

Begins

Oct 21, 2025

Filed

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

A leak claim by meow about this victim predates this filing by 348 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemeowbd_6f7428b0d6aba8fa2024-11-06 · +348dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_06e7431dda9e5c232025-10-17 · +4dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_2acf68f989e428cb2025-10-07 · +14dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_bf9d9986533d21b22025-10-07 · +14dVerified

Name: Lincoln University
norm: lincoln university
Domain: lincoln.edu

Name: Lincoln University
norm: lincoln university
Domain: lincoln.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Oct 8, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1119 Automated CollectionT1074 Data StagedT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement

During the incident: Took immediate action to secure our systems
Partnered with cyber incident response professionals to investigate the nature and scope of the incident
Notified federal law enforcement
Engaged in a process to identify last known contact information for individuals
Offering Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no cost via HaystackID for 12 months
Changes made: Reviewing our existing security policies and protections already in place on our network
Adopting additional security to safeguard against evolving threats moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Nebraska State AGOct 7 · first

Indiana State AGOct 7 · first

Massachusetts State AG+10d

California State AG+14d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 7 (NE), last Oct 21 (CA) — a 14-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-613159
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 21, 2025
Raw hash: 49daa2f3aa10f76748b7b628f322bb12b1807caa294c73bed3245e2f2e8e424c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLincoln University

Victim entityLincoln University

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseTook immediate action to secure our systems

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov