HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Princeton University

bd_513f9ba541db089c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 6, 2022

Filed

Jul 11, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1514 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Princeton University →3 incidents on file

Princeton University notified 15 Montana residents (plus 1 additional) of a data breach where files containing SSNs and DOBs of former students were publicly accessible on a university website. Discovered June 6, 2022. Princeton removed files, engaged forensic investigators, and provided 2 years of Kroll identity monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Jun 6, 2022

Discovered

Jul 11, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_024a4e9a86c6f9d72022-07-11Verified
Maine State AGbd_adfb38a8d099d07e2022-07-08 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_ced3f5a433764e982022-07-08 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_eacf93a470e8f2b12022-07-08 · +3dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_22b3205bc6ac1e262022-06-28 · +13dCandidate

Name: Princeton University
norm: princeton university
Domain: princeton.edu

Name: Princeton University
norm: princeton university
Domain: princeton.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 15state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the information from public access
Engaged a third party cybersecurity firm to investigate and assist in remediation
Completed a scan of its systems to ensure that no additional files containing personally identifiable information were publicly available
Retained a third party cybersecurity firm to independently investigate the exposure and provide advice regarding remediation and prevention
Engaged the services of Kroll... to provide identity monitoring for two years
Changes made: Removed the information from public access
Completed a scan of its systems to ensure that no additional files containing personally identifiable information were publicly available
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJun 28 · first

Maine State AG+10d

California State AG+10d

Massachusetts State AG+10d

Indiana State AG+13d

Montana State AG+13d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 28 (ME), last Jul 11 (MT) — a 13-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-392.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2022
Raw hash: a0487108e1eff887ab4cf91bed59fa599169c169dff003ade7232289f095465e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPrinceton University

Victim entityPrinceton University

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2022

Stated responseRemoved the information from public access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov