HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 16, 2023

Filed

Dec 4, 2023

To disclose

18 days

Affected

36state residents only

Linked

7 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC. →3 incidents on file

Taylor University notified affected individuals of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized actor accessed part of its network between Feb 26 and May 18, 2023. The breach was discovered on Nov 16, 2023. Personal information including full names was compromised. The university engaged external forensic investigators and offered credit monitoring services.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d18 days 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 · 263 days

discovery → filing · 18 days

Feb 26, 2023

Begins

Nov 16, 2023

Discovered

Dec 4, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 7 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by moneymessage about this victim was first seen 92 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemoneymessagebd_67c8a584173fa3022023-09-02 · +93dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1b7bb050cef144fa2023-12-04Verified
Vermont State AGbd_3c4e1491de9d0f3f2023-12-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_45f154f4b08534322023-12-04Verified
Maine State AGbd_b3f85d3382ca0dcd2023-12-04Verified by operator

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Washington State AGbd_dd49adeeaaa796a52023-12-04Verified

Name: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.
norm: taylor university
Domain: taylor.edu

Name: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.
norm: taylor university
Domain: taylor.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 26, 2023 – May 18, 2023
Undetected for: 263 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 4, 2023
Affected individuals: 36state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary membership of identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 days(18 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGDec 4 · first

Vermont State AGDec 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 4 · first

Maine State AGDec 4 · first

Washington State AGDec 4 · first

Montana State AGDec 4 · first · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-911.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 4, 2023
Raw hash: 47a67833411cb4f457cac6cd442a17410579cedc20f334ae86060af532c53cda

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.

Victim entityTAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 16, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation with external cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov