HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitZero-DayData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The University of Phoenix, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 21, 2025

Filed

Dec 21, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The University of Phoenix, Inc. →2 incidents on file

University of Phoenix, Inc. disclosed a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized third party exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite to exfiltrate data between August 13 and 22, 2025. The university discovered the incident on November 21, 2025. Affected data may include names and Social Security numbers. The university engaged third-party cybersecurity firms, notified law enforcement, and is offering identity protection services.

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California clockDiscovered Nov 21, 2025 → Notified Dec 22, 202531d ✓ CA 60-day OK4 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 100 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Aug 13, 2025

Begins

Nov 21, 2025

Discovered

Dec 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_07f2680cb5c0bb722025-12-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0f1e0ada220db05b2025-12-21Verified
Iowa State AGbd_296734ddcf83ab6a2025-12-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_3d18365ebdc6078f2025-12-22 · +1dVerified

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Texas State AGbd_5c3c3d94680bea802025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_65849a27efab9be32025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_76c4b059c21b7a702025-12-22 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_b8bb5487f66113412025-12-22 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fac6b9ef2dd646f42025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_26bf80a345c196ab2026-01-01 · +11dVerified

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: The University of Phoenix, Inc.
norm: the university of phoenix

Name: The University of Phoenix, Inc.
norm: the university of phoenix
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2025 – Aug 22, 2025
Undetected for: 100 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 22, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to investigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms
Notified law enforcement and will continue to assist them in their investigation
Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 31d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Nov 21, 2025
→ Notified: Dec 22, 2025
31d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Nov 21, 2025 → Notified: Dec 22, 2025	31d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Oregon State AGDec 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 21 · first

Iowa State AGDec 21 · first

California State AGDec 21 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Illinois State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Dec 21 (OR), last Jan 1 (IL) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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/sb24-616134
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2025
Raw hash: cecf171aa9f6d976cd79cfe4ba5d0dd925bff6b0562d577bdf3acb9ffe6184a6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe University of Phoenix, Inc.

Victim entityThe University of Phoenix, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 21, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to investigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov