MisuseEducationEducationPrivilege AbuseTargetedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Nazareth University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 12, 2025

Filed

May 12, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4291 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Nazareth University →

Nazareth University disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving insider wrongdoing. Unauthorized access occurred on or about September 20, 2024, and was discovered on March 12, 2025. The breach affected 429 individuals, including 1 Maine resident, exposing employee data such as names, SSNs, and employment details. The university engaged forensic investigators and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 12, 2025 → Filed with AG May 12, 202561d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 173 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 61 days

Sep 20, 2024

Begins

Mar 12, 2025

Discovered

May 12, 2025

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1b55904a683358692025-05-12Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_bc76b3571ded10932025-05-12Verified

Name: Nazareth University
norm: nazareth university

Name: Nazareth University
norm: nazareth university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 12, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 20, 2024
Undetected for: 173 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 429state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Insider
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Engaged an outside forensics team to conduct a full investigation
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 12 months
Changes made: Reviewing user access to Nazareth’s environment
Modifying internal controls
Engaging in increased user training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 61d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 12, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 12, 2025
61d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 12, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 12, 2025	61d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Vermont State AGMay 12 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 12 · first

Maine State AGMay 12 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/fb90ffad-ac36-4009-b582-2411a67a9856.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 12, 2025
Raw hash: d0aed0ca1270df08a1f3be44a1f543e33a38b587b50615d4a260e5fcb8743eda

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNazareth University

Victim entityNazareth University

Incidentdiscovered Mar 12, 2025

Stated responseEngaged an outside forensics team to conduct a full investigation

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov