HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitZero-DayData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighActive

The University of Phoenix, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 21, 2025

Filed

Dec 22, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

10,180state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The University of Phoenix, Inc. →2 incidents on file

University of Phoenix, Inc. notified Nebraska AG of a data breach involving an Oracle E-Business Suite zero-day vulnerability exploited between Aug 13-22, 2025. Incident discovered Nov 21, 2025. Affected ~10,180 Nebraska residents with names, DOB, SSN, and bank account numbers. Notifications sent Dec 22, 2025, offering credit monitoring. FBI notified.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 100 days

Aug 13, 2025

Begins

Nov 21, 2025

Discovered

Dec 22, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_3d18365ebdc6078f2025-12-22Verified
Texas State AGbd_5c3c3d94680bea802025-12-22Verified
Delaware State AGbd_76c4b059c21b7a702025-12-22Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_b8bb5487f66113412025-12-22Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_fac6b9ef2dd646f42025-12-22Verified
Oregon State AGbd_07f2680cb5c0bb722025-12-21 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0f1e0ada220db05b2025-12-21 · +1dVerified
Iowa State AGbd_296734ddcf83ab6a2025-12-21 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_2a49899925132de72025-12-21 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_26bf80a345c196ab2026-01-01 · +10dVerified

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: The University of Phoenix, Inc.
norm: the university of phoenix
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2025 – Aug 22, 2025
Undetected for: 100 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 10,180state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the incident to the FBI
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Investigate with the assistance of cybersecurity experts
Reported the incident to the FBI and will continue to assist them in their investigation
Notifying the potentially affected individuals
Providing them with steps they can take to protect their personal information
Offering the remediation services
Established a toll-free call center through IDX to answer questions about the incident and address related concerns
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Offering you complimentary identity protection services through IDX, a leader in consumer identity protection
12 Months of credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, a $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services
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 · 11 filings · 11 states

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Oregon State AGDec 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 21 · first

Iowa State AGDec 21 · first

California State AGDec 21 · first

Indiana State AG+1d

Texas State AG+1d

Delaware State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Nebraska State AG+1d · this page

Illinois State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Dec 21 (OR), last Jan 1 (IL) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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/5094721b-8e17-4df8-a38c-9fe8ba12b1c2.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2025
Raw hash: 1f7307c2af3fe423822544f021d64db915f9d3a77c6c85c811f371aed87948f1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityThe University of Phoenix, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 21, 2025

Stated responseInvestigate with the assistance of cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov