HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Arcadia University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 23, 2021

Filed

Aug 4, 2021

To disclose

12 days

Affected · nationwide

8,79824 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Arcadia University →2 incidents on file

Arcadia University, an educational institution in Pennsylvania, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between March 15 and March 18, 2021, discovered on July 23, 2021. The incident affected 8,798 individuals, including 24 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The university provided written notification on August 4, 2021, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through ID Experts.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 23, 2021 → Filed with AG Aug 4, 202112d ✓ ME AG ≤30d12 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 130 days

discovery → filing · 12 days

Mar 15, 2021

Begins

Jul 23, 2021

Discovered

Aug 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_119af275b43389bd2021-08-04Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_53128d0eb1927f8e2021-08-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9a831ea10e839f692021-08-04Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b8622d63c7734dab2021-08-04Verified

Name: Arcadia University
norm: arcadia university
Industry: Education

Name: Arcadia University
norm: arcadia university
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 15, 2021 – Mar 18, 2021
Undetected for: 130 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 4, 2021
Affected individuals: 8,798state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 1 Year of Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Protection Services through ID Experts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 days(12 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 12d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 23, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Aug 4, 2021
12d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 23, 2021 → Filed with AG: Aug 4, 2021	12d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGAug 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 4 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 4 · first

Indiana State AGAug 4 · first

Maine State AGAug 4 · 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/baf99d82-fc98-40e8-a59f-2ee7d45a3387.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2021
Raw hash: 3391ae671ba9d9c7d5a56119db20a5cb043a6a81675da16e4958e175c13390c3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityArcadia University

Victim entityArcadia University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 23, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov