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HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedPIILowContained

Suntrust Loan Education

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 31, 2012

Filed

Dec 21, 2012

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for Suntrust Loan Education

First Marblehead notified NH AG of a potential security breach involving one NH resident who is a customer of business partner Suntrust Loan Education. First Marblehead was notified on 10/31/12 after Everett PD discovered loan documents during a search warrant. The individual was notified on 12/24/12 and offered credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Oct 31, 2012

Discovered

Dec 21, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

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.