HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Mercer University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 5, 2023

Filed

May 26, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,182state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Mercer University →2 incidents on file

Mercer University notified affected individuals of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized actor accessed files containing names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers between Feb 12-24, 2023. The intrusion was discovered on April 5, 2023. Mercer secured systems, alerted law enforcement, and offered one year of Experian Identity Works.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d7 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 · 52 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Feb 12, 2023

Begins

Apr 5, 2023

Discovered

May 26, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 51 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_b78996413639be282023-05-09 · +17dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_a5500d618761e4062023-05-25 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_99e7bd25e941249a2023-05-24 · +2dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_b6e9871d602a1ddb2023-05-24 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_be90f9e6596c8c592023-05-24 · +2dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_d942fa1ddbce775c2023-05-24 · +2dVerified by operator

Name: Mercer University
norm: mercer university
Domain: mercer.edu

Name: Mercer University
norm: mercer university
Domain: mercer.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 12, 2023 – Feb 24, 2023
Undetected for: 52 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 26, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,182state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the systems involved
Alerted law enforcement
Launched an investigation
Offering complimentary identity theft protection services through a one-year membership with Experian® Identity WorksTM Credit 3B
Changes made: Taken, and will continue to take, steps to further enhance the security of our computer systems and the data we maintain
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30dSC CRA notice due
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGMay 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 24 · first

Indiana State AGMay 24 · first

Montana State AGMay 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+2d · 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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2023/MercerUniversity.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 26, 2023
Raw hash: f6f9c410e47a53729772b6107cb124d4b79a6280d42ebd86707c4feed1183a23

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMercer University

Victim entityMercer University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 5, 2023

Stated responseSecured the systems involved

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov