HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIIMediumContained

Converse University

bd_378cc0f587415581 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 11, 2024

Filed

Mar 19, 2025

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

19,874state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Converse University →

Converse University notified South Carolina residents of a data incident discovered on November 11, 2024. Unauthorized access resulted in the copying of files containing student, alumni, and employee information. The university engaged forensic specialists, isolated the affected network, and provided complimentary identity monitoring services to affected individuals. The investigation was completed on February 28, 2025.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due18 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 128 days

Nov 11, 2024

Discovered

Mar 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed19,874 affectedView incident

Name: Converse University
norm: converse university

Name: Converse University
norm: converse university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 11, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 19, 2025
Affected individuals: 19,874state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs

During the incident: Isolated the activity
Began an investigation
Engaged specialists to assist us in launching and conducting a comprehensive review
Worked to locate contact information so that we could notify those individuals
Providing individuals with free resources and guidance, including identity monitoring services
Implemented additional technical measures and processes to reduce the risk of an issue like this reoccurring
Changes made: Implemented additional technical measures and processes to reduce the risk of an issue like this reoccurring
Continue to evaluate and update our policies and practices as appropriate
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(128 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2025/ConverseUniversity.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 19, 2025
Raw hash: 77f25024215a51f3066089957c09317a59e24052ed6919921295cac97b68357a

Reporting entityConverse University

Victim entityConverse University

Incidentdiscovered Nov 11, 2024

Stated responseIsolated the activity

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov