HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Goodwin University, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 7, 2026

Filed

May 4, 2026

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

151state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Goodwin University, Inc. →

Goodwin University, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 4, 2025, discovered on January 7, 2026. The incident affected 151 individuals, including 151 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and PHI. The university engaged cybersecurity experts, rebuilt affected systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 7, 2026 → Filed with AG May 4, 2026117d ✗ ME AG >90d17 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 · 34 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 117 days

Dec 4, 2025

Begins

Jan 7, 2026

Discovered

May 4, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 151 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteqilinbd_99af35d7c88909d32025-12-28 · +126dVerified
Leak Siteqilinbd_3992af7d6724ba272025-12-04 · +151dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5fb10ca001cb96f02026-05-04Verified
Texas State AGbd_45379d3343cee2162026-05-05 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_05c91332a821fa652026-04-16 · +18dVerified

Name: Goodwin University, Inc.
norm: goodwin university
Industry: Education

Name: Goodwin University, Inc.
norm: goodwin university
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 7, 2026
Breach occurred: Dec 4, 2025
Undetected for: 34 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 16, 2026
Affected individuals: 151state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Engaged a data mining vendor to identify any potentially impacted individuals
Moved quickly to initiate a response
Conducted an investigation with the assistance of IT specialists
Confirmed the security of our network environment
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Took steps to bolster our network security
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Continually reviewing and revising technical safeguards
Making enhancements to prevent a similar incident
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(117 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 117dME resident >60d · 99dLeak >90d
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: Jan 7, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 4, 2026
117d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 7, 2026
→ Notified: Apr 16, 2026
99d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 7, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 4, 2026	117d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 7, 2026 → Notified: Apr 16, 2026	99d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGApr 16 · first

New Hampshire State AG+18d

Maine State AG+18d · this page

Texas State AG+19d

Pattern: first filing Apr 16 (IN), last May 5 (TX) — a 19-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/b142911a-e01e-4f84-9201-b50750e4f418.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 4, 2026
Raw hash: ed25b53ee6ecd2118858efbff7000e177bc18fdfa3497fb4c9233a732e331870

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGoodwin University, Inc.

Victim entityGoodwin University, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 7, 2026

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov