HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Institute of Culinary Education

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 6, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Institute of Culinary Education →

The Institute of Culinary Education notified consumers that an unauthorized actor gained access to certain systems and copied files on or around May 5, 2025. The incident involved name and potentially Social Security numbers. The Institute launched an investigation, secured its environment, and offered credit monitoring services. No specific count of affected individuals was disclosed in the notice.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d

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

Incident timeline

May 5, 2025

Begins

Oct 6, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 10 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by payoutsking about this victim was first seen 91 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitepayoutskingbd_bf365248a92aa2062025-05-28 · +131dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_2a7d823e75938fd32025-10-06Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_4c07637677e4b7482025-10-06Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_5066eec9571a72022025-10-06Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_de4f194ba8ae14862025-10-06Verified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_04fa2b70dfe02ce92025-10-07 · +1dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_35009cefd8198a452025-10-07 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_764f9f8bb216912f2025-10-07 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_fe182067ed3126ae2025-10-07 · +1dVerified

Name: Institute of Culinary Education
norm: institute of culinary education
Domain: ice.edu

Name: Institute of Culinary Education
norm: institute of culinary education
Domain: ice.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: May 5, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Took measures to ensure the security of our environment
Implemented additional cybersecurity measures
Offering access to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services for 12/24 months at no cost to you, through Epiq
Changes made: Implemented additional cybersecurity measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >90d
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 · 9 filings · 9 states

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New Hampshire State AGOct 6 · first

Indiana State AGOct 6 · first

Nebraska State AGOct 6 · first

Montana State AGOct 6 · first

Vermont State AGOct 6 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

Texas 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-10-06-institute-culinary-education-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 6, 2025
Raw hash: e187a4c7603933afc3900cb24c2cc7b27a39735819971775e7bb887fb96b2f86

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityInstitute of Culinary Education

Victim entityInstitute of Culinary Education

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov