HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 5, 2024

Filed

Apr 23, 2025

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected

68state residents only

Linked

7 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cambridge University Press & Assessment →

Cambridge University Press & Assessment reported a network intrusion in Maine affecting 68 residents. Unauthorized access occurred June 3-7, 2024, with data exfiltrated on June 5. The breach involved names and Social Security numbers. Notifications were sent April 23, 2025, offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d46 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 322 days

Jun 3, 2024

Begins

Jun 5, 2024

Discovered

Apr 23, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 7 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim was first seen 298 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_4ca07a68d8bd05d62024-06-05 · +322dVerified

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_443cd1e253127d972025-04-23Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_5f82640da0c387692025-04-23Verified
California State AGbd_6335ccbbbad76b8a2025-04-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9286818ff200a9232025-04-23Candidate

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Vermont State AGbd_f3652a3364012f382025-04-23Verified

Name: Cambridge University Press & Assessment
norm: cambridge university press assessment

Name: Cambridge University Press & Assessment
norm: cambridge university press assessment
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 3, 2024 – Jun 7, 2024
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 23, 2025
Affected individuals: 68state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took measures to secure the network
Began an investigation
Engaged external forensic and IT security experts
Notified current employees
Offered complimentary identity protection services to employees
Reviewed files potentially involved
Searched for address information for individuals involved
Mailed notification letters to Maine residents
Offered two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Experian
Provided an email contact
Established a dedicated call center
Informed law enforcement and are supporting their investigation
Changes made: Enhanced existing security measures
Enhanced existing security controls and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(322 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 322dME resident >60d · 322d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 23, 2025
322d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 23, 2025
322d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 5, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 23, 2025	322d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 5, 2024 → Notified: Apr 23, 2025	322d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGApr 23 · first

Nebraska State AGApr 23 · first

California State AGApr 23 · first

Indiana State AGApr 23 · first

Vermont State AGApr 23 · first

Maine State AGApr 23 · 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-a1252b4f8318/033e24ec-a9dd-42d9-b50c-601ccb88df05.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 23, 2025
Raw hash: 25ba38dea1e03b1d49ea774148aa80968ebf8c82ef5332c23734e3f2df4c3ac8

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCambridge University Press & Assessment

Victim entityCambridge University Press & Assessment

Incidentdiscovered Jun 5, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to secure the network

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov