HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsTargetedEducationIdentity (basic)MediumContained

University of the People

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 23, 2025

Filed

Nov 14, 2025

To disclose

22 days

Affected

1,650state residents only

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for University of the People →3 incidents on file

University of the People reported unauthorized access to a database affecting 1,650 Washington residents. Access occurred between Sept 9 and Oct 23, 2025. Data included names, DOBs, and student IDs. No financial or SSN data impacted. Forensic investigation engaged.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 44 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Sep 9, 2025

Begins

Oct 23, 2025

Discovered

Nov 14, 2025

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,650 affectedView incident

Name: University of the People
norm: university of the people

Name: University of the People
norm: university of the people
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2025 – Oct 23, 2025
Undetected for: 44 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,650state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birthStudent ID number
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
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
Extensive forensic investigation and comprehensive review
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA35523.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 14, 2025
Raw hash: b190fd79de849a536af7204b37b95aaeed4eea23b593ac8db5174cbe38d55274

Reporting entityUniversity of the People

Victim entityUniversity of the People

Incidentdiscovered Oct 23, 2025

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com