HackingEducationEducationTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Sarah Lawrence College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 9, 2025

Filed

Oct 9, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sarah Lawrence College →

Sarah Lawrence College reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Sept 4-9, 2025. One Maine resident's name and SSN were potentially accessed via SharePoint. Notification sent Oct 9, 2025. Investigation ongoing. Credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 9, 2025 → Filed with AG Oct 9, 202530d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 weeks 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Sep 4, 2025

Begins

Sep 9, 2025

Discovered

Oct 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_939d86abe5234b382025-10-09Verified
Vermont State AGbd_d38b35cad369b0332025-10-10 · +1dVerified

Name: Sarah Lawrence College
norm: sarah lawrence college
Domain: sarahlawrence.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Sarah Lawrence College
norm: sarah lawrence college
Domain: sarahlawrence.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 9, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 4, 2025 – Sep 9, 2025
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Provided notice to Maine Attorney GeneralProviding written notice of this incident to other relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: SLC launched an investigation
SLC conducted a review of the files within the account
SLC is providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Transunion
SLC is providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
SLC is providing written notice of this incident to other relevant state regulators
Changes made: Reviewing our policies, procedures, and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 9, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Oct 9, 2025
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 9, 2025 → Filed with AG: Oct 9, 2025	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 9 · first

Maine State AGOct 9 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+1d

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/b67ea478-ce74-443d-9689-e547c4d71ab9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 9, 2025
Raw hash: def17e85f65cfb4ed7687abbfdc2c54a9fb14a247d411c7bfaa5f26d77df69b2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySarah Lawrence College

Victim entitySarah Lawrence College

Incidentdiscovered Sep 9, 2025

Stated responseSLC launched an investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov