HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Florida Memorial University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 9, 2024

Filed

Aug 7, 2024

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Florida Memorial University →

Florida Memorial University notified consumers of a March 9, 2024 incident where an unauthorized third party accessed systems. Data potentially acquired included names, DOBs, and SSNs. FMU engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday22 weeks 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

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 151 days

Mar 9, 2024

Discovered

Aug 7, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim predates this filing by 131 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_0e666a56315ac0762024-03-28 · +132dVerified

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_499ff7c92eeaf9032024-08-05 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6e2ddb6dcbe26e972024-07-29 · +9dVerified

Name: Florida Memorial University
norm: florida memorial university
Domain: fmu.edu

Name: Florida Memorial University
norm: florida memorial university
Domain: fmu.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 9, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 29, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Shutting off all access to the network
Engaging a specialized third-party forensic incident response firm to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of unauthorized activity
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Reviewing technical safeguards and looking into enhancements to prevent a similar incident
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(151 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJul 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Vermont State AG+9d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 29 (IN), last Aug 7 (VT) — a 9-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-08-07-florida-memorial-university-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 7, 2024
Raw hash: b39bb77b2f3c5d5c31503ded0b3ce174e50101c9a60d5eb646914761bcbaaa5c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFlorida Memorial University

Victim entityFlorida Memorial University

Incidentdiscovered Mar 9, 2024

Stated responseShutting off all access to the network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov