HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Dordt University

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 16, 2024

Filed

Jul 11, 2025

To disclose

14 months

Affected

10,709state residents only

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Dordt University →

Dordt University notified the Iowa Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident affecting 10,709 Iowa residents. Unauthorized access to the network occurred between April 21, 2024, and May 16, 2024. The incident potentially exposed names, Social Security Numbers, Driver’s License Numbers, and financial account numbers. Dordt confirmed the breach on June 19, 2025, and began notifying residents on July 11, 2025, offering complimentary credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d14 months discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 25 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 421 days

Apr 21, 2024

Begins

May 16, 2024

Discovered

Jul 11, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+52 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 421 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_d0d992f6c461f22d2024-06-13 · +392dVerified

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_060b833b230450e02025-07-11Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_2abad22a3c9615302025-07-11Verified
Vermont State AGbd_6f18f3025e517d282025-07-11Verified
California State AGbd_71bbecd3bb9d96242025-07-11Verified

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Maine State AGbd_a4a7861df82a09662025-07-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_b741ab122940b3dd2025-07-11Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_c55fef997b0eabee2025-07-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e69c5f9dec9100652025-07-12 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_a8141d28b381978b2025-07-15 · +4dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Dordt University
norm: dordt university
Domain: dordt.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 21, 2024 – May 16, 2024
Undetected for: 25 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2025
Affected individuals: 10,709state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Consumer Protection Division Security Breach Notifications Office of the Attorney General of Iowa
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to remediate the incident
Commenced a thorough investigation
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Providing notice to the affected residents
Providing complimentary credit monitoring to all individuals who may have had a Social Security number potentially impacted
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(421 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dIA AG ≤5 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Washington State AGJul 11 · first

Indiana State AGJul 11 · first

Vermont State AGJul 11 · first

California State AGJul 11 · first

Maine State AGJul 11 · first

Montana State AGJul 11 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 11 · first

Iowa State AGJul 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Texas State AG+4d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — 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://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/7112025_Dordt_University_085BC9B8F6A0E.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2025
Raw hash: e078d765a6ebacbd2b6d679fd981c7a613eb7656b7a0db4ddeb41544cc866218

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityDordt University

Incidentdiscovered May 16, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to remediate the incident

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.iowaattorneygeneral.gov