HackingEducationEducationSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Norwich University

bd_45327be949f2cff9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 8, 2021

Filed

Mar 11, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5691 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Norwich University →2 incidents on file

Norwich University reported a third-party system breach involving vendor Blackbaud occurring between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020. The incident was discovered on February 8, 2021, affecting 569 individuals, including one Maine resident. Personal information, specifically names combined with Social Security Numbers, was compromised. Norwich University provided written notification and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 8, 2021 → Filed with AG Mar 11, 202131d ⏱ ME AG >30d4 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

undetected · 367 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Feb 8, 2021

Discovered

Mar 11, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_05ec86f7ff5156562021-03-11Verified
Indiana State AGbd_3bc00f47fae443b02021-03-10 · +1dVerified

Name: Norwich University
norm: norwich university

Name: Norwich University
norm: norwich university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 8, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 367 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2021
Affected individuals: 569state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through TransUnion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 31d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 8, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Mar 11, 2021
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 8, 2021 → Filed with AG: Mar 11, 2021	31d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMar 10 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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-a1252b4f8318/2634184c-1c30-4f5b-9fcb-188c6f9ba8e4.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 11, 2021
Raw hash: efcae203734c39c65d55da79edd0bb3a1889b87b796eb6ede6b6b50e6ecfc44d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorwich University

Victim entityNorwich University

Incidentdiscovered Feb 8, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov