HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedFinancial accountPIIMediumContained

Life University

bd_25ec9a7bb91564ca · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 30, 2024

Filed

Apr 2, 2025

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,3892 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Life University →2 incidents on file

Life University, a private college in Georgia, disclosed a cybersecurity incident discovered on July 30, 2024. The breach involved unauthorized access to systems, compromising PII and financial account numbers (routing/account) for 3,389 individuals. Life University engaged forensic investigators, enhanced security tools, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. Notification was sent on April 2, 2025.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 30, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 2, 2025246d ✗ ME AG >90d35 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 246 days

Jul 30, 2024

Begins

Jul 30, 2024

Discovered

Apr 2, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

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

A leak claim by metaencryptor about this victim predates this filing by 222 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemetaencryptorbd_560343fb2a7546af2024-08-22 · +222dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_754d891f1ea8dbd12025-04-02Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_ebc6cea3185d9e392025-04-02Verified
Vermont State AGbd_f011a7f0e3a38a792025-04-02Verified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Life University
norm: life university
Domain: life.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 2, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,389state + nationwide
Data types: Financial accountPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected all access to the compromised network
Engaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm and IT personnel to assist with securing the environment
Conducted a comprehensive forensic investigation
Engaged a third-party vendor to review the data that was compromised
Engaged a third-party notice vendor to assist with the mailings, call center, and provide identity theft protection services
Changes made: Enhanced their security posture
Implemented additional security tools
Revised policies and procedures internally
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(246 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 246dLeak >180dME resident >60d · 246d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 30, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 2, 2025
246d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 30, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 2, 2025
246d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 30, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 2, 2025	246d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 30, 2024 → Notified: Apr 2, 2025	246d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 2 · first

Indiana State AGApr 2 · first

Vermont State AGApr 2 · first

Maine State AGApr 2 · first · this page

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7bda59fe-9569-4ffa-81b5-619003d62d52.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 2, 2025
Raw hash: db2e4957b14f909c0f17c439984b08c1be6ae99792e5138bd2520223e439e29c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityLife University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 30, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected all access to the compromised network

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov