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Bennett College

bd_5ffb0324c9f573b1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Filed

Dec 5, 2025

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group INC Ransom on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: EducationDiscovered: 2025-12-06

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Bennett College is a liberal arts college located in North Carolina, dedicated to empowering women through education. The institution offers a unique microcollege model that emphasizes personal attention and support for students, including high school, veterans, and first-generation college students. With a focus on equity in various fields such as health, education, and the environment, Bennett College prepares its students for successful careers and global citizenship. The college is recognized for its strong retention rates and innovative academic programs, including a Minimester model that enhances learning accessibility. Employees: 200 Revenue: $20.9 Million Industry: Colleges & Universities Phone Number: ([REDACTED-PHONE]

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Dec 5, 2025

Claim posted

Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

Compliance clock

Not assessable

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Leak SiteDec 5 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 5, last Sep 1 (TX) — a 269-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.