HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Wilkes University

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 8, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected · nationwide

27,63224 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Wilkes University →

Wilkes University reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on January 25, 2025, discovered on October 8, 2025. The incident affected 27,632 individuals, including 24 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and personal identifiers in combination with government IDs (SSNs). The university notified affected individuals and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Incident timeline

Jan 25, 2025

Begins

Oct 8, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 9 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2db65b528a708d272025-10-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_851c220f392a77022025-10-08Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_8c385c92f9ce205d2025-10-08Verified
Maine State AGbd_aa2c70d389b3dc002025-10-08Candidate

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Vermont State AGbd_f085113c5eeda8892025-10-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_03e4afc59422413b2025-10-09 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_4abfa14e2a8b236a2025-10-09 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_1e62ba2bdea401e22025-10-14 · +6dVerified

Name: Wilkes University
norm: wilkes university
Domain: wilkes.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Wilkes University
norm: wilkes university
Domain: wilkes.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 27,632state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft and fraud services through Transunion
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
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 · 9 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGOct 8 · first

Montana State AGOct 8 · first

Nebraska State AGOct 8 · first

Maine State AGOct 8 · first

Vermont State AGOct 8 · first

Maine State AGOct 8 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Texas State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Oct 8 (IN), last Oct 14 (NH) — a 6-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1b3f09d4-ac88-4dc0-a0f2-5aacaa8f1a0a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 8, 2025
Raw hash: 7e7b08775e7903223eca49203356b24889f434ecacfb271c5bb55f829c74ed2e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilkes University

Victim entityWilkes University

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseOffered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft and fraud services through Transunion

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov