HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 25, 2025

Filed

Jul 23, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY →2 incidents on file

Brigham Young University reported unauthorized access to server files between April 25-27, 2025, affecting six Nebraska residents. The breach exposed names and Social Security numbers. BYU secured systems, launched an investigation, and began mailing notifications on July 23, 2025, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Apr 25, 2025

Begins

Apr 25, 2025

Discovered

Jul 23, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_2a902e62ad70d30f2025-07-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_357ae48909bbc5132025-07-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_950fa6a7761f51202025-07-23Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_b89be5014c9ebea12025-07-23Verified

Name: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
norm: brigham young university
Domain: byu.edu

Name: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
norm: brigham young university
Domain: byu.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 25, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 25, 2025 – Apr 27, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 23, 2025
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the involved IT systems
Launched an investigation
Conducted a thorough review of the involved files
Began mailing notification letters via U.S. First-Class mail
Established a toll-free call center
Offering one-year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGJul 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 23 · first

Maine State AGJul 23 · first

Indiana State AGJul 23 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 23 · 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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/5f4f3a07-008e-4fb9-b921-bf9234482d16.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 23, 2025
Raw hash: 9c7ccc22b574b9776e67d59dcc8e7414846492c31ef1bb1cd1c75a73360228ae

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Victim entityBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Incidentdiscovered Apr 25, 2025

Stated responseSecured the involved IT systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov