HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Dordt University

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 11, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Dordt University →

Dordt University notified consumers of a data security incident involving unauthorized access to its network. The investigation determined that a limited amount of data, including names, was potentially accessed and acquired between April 21, 2024, and May 16, 2024. The university engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is offering complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Incident timeline

Apr 21, 2024

Begins

Jul 11, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_d0d992f6c461f22d2024-06-13 · +392dVerified

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_060b833b230450e02025-07-11Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_2abad22a3c9615302025-07-11Verified
Iowa State AGbd_3653c200fae093ee2025-07-11Verified
California State AGbd_71bbecd3bb9d96242025-07-11Verified

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Maine State AGbd_a4a7861df82a09662025-07-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_b741ab122940b3dd2025-07-11Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_c55fef997b0eabee2025-07-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e69c5f9dec9100652025-07-12 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_a8141d28b381978b2025-07-15 · +4dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: Dordt University
norm: dordt university
Domain: dordt.edu

Name: Dordt University
norm: dordt university
Domain: dordt.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Apr 21, 2024 – May 16, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to remediate the incident
Commenced a thorough investigation
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering complimentary credit monitoring through Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Washington State AGJul 11 · first

Indiana State AGJul 11 · first

Iowa State AGJul 11 · first

California State AGJul 11 · first

Maine State AGJul 11 · first

Montana State AGJul 11 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 11 · first

Vermont State AGJul 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Texas State AG+4d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-07-11-dordt-university-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2025
Raw hash: 12ae2e2a0fda1cf8af8a9f48a2610b1ddf4a25c4175aa392a4a7dfaa698ca380

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDordt University

Victim entityDordt University

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseTook steps to remediate the incident

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov