HackingEducationTechnologyEducationStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEducationHighContained

BYU-Pathway

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 24, 2025

Filed

Jul 18, 2025

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

25,13626 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for BYU-Pathway →

BYU-Pathway Worldwide reported a data breach affecting 25,136 individuals, including 26 Maine residents. The incident, occurring on June 17, 2025, involved the compromise of a vendor's account by an unknown third party. Affected data included names, SSNs, contact info, and educational records. The company engaged law enforcement and forensic experts, cut vendor access, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 24, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 18, 202524d ✓ ME AG ≤30d24 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 · 7 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Jun 17, 2025

Begins

Jun 24, 2025

Discovered

Jul 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_f3bcc3c9c70344872025-07-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a0434159e13d42682025-07-21 · +3dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4b71b8ff0743a4a52025-07-22 · +4dVerified
Texas State AGbd_db8c1de2569f654d2025-07-22 · +4dVerified

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Washington State AGbd_1fe33b05c99617d12025-07-14 · +4dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_25f637a3dd569afe2025-07-14 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_3269f8329e9ed7682025-07-14 · +4dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_e42b1525a188dad82025-07-14 · +4dVerified

Name: Kirton McConkie
norm: kirton mcconkie
Domain: kirtonmcconkie.com

Name: BYU-Pathway
norm: byu pathway
Domain: byupathway.edu
Industry: EducationllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Jun 24, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 17, 2025
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 25,136state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEducation
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified state attorneys generalNotified credit reporting agencies
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Removed the vendor’s access to any personal information
Notified federal law enforcement authorities
Engaged cybersecurity experts
Initiated incident response procedures
Offering complimentary credit monitoring
Changes made: Enhanced security of BYU-Pathway’s data and IT systems, including vendor access
Security measures reemphasized to protect against similar breaches
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 24d
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: Jun 24, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 18, 2025
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 24, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 18, 2025	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Washington State AGJul 14 · first

Montana State AGJul 14 · first

Indiana State AGJul 14 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 14 · first

California State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Texas State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Jul 14 (WA), last Jul 22 (TX) — a 8-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/d0d2f1f5-9bb2-4baa-9016-1a5c2152d70a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 18, 2025
Raw hash: 5ed976b604be732f17d76bec73fb26640e4a7e66a7aeee1b891095eec2945f2b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKirton McConkie

Victim entityBYU-Pathway

Incidentdiscovered Jun 24, 2025

Stated responseRemoved the vendor’s access to any personal information

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov