HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Butler University

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 28, 2023

Filed

Apr 11, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Butler University →3 incidents on file

Butler University notified consumers that its third-party vendor, Athletic Trainer System (ATS), was compromised in August 2020. The incident potentially exposed names of student-athletes. Butler University contacted law enforcement and is offering complimentary credit monitoring via Experian. The investigation is ongoing but access has been cut.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday19 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 · 1214 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 135 days

Aug 1, 2020

Begins

Nov 28, 2023

Discovered

Apr 11, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

Part of Athletic Trainer System supply-chain incident (2024) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_15379581260d3b932024-04-11Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_17407291378201c42024-04-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_37489d61a71a5c3d2024-04-11Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6d9acc4e198e50422024-04-11Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_8beb850292ded01f2024-04-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Butler University
norm: butler university
Domain: butler.edu

Name: Butler University
norm: butler university
Domain: butler.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 28, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 1, 2020
Undetected for: 1,214 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 10, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Athletic Trainer System
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Contacted law enforcement
Providing access to complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Reviewing the business necessity of sharing any sensitive data with third party vendors
Changes made: Reviewing the business necessity of sharing any sensitive data with third party vendors
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
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 AGApr 11 · first

Indiana State AGApr 11 · first

Montana State AGApr 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 11 · first

Vermont State AGApr 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts 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/2024-04-11-butler-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: Apr 11, 2024
Raw hash: 958f2280738ac6e6e5de623c20f234b0aee21bfb6b320bbe697eb76d03b797ce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityButler University

Victim entityButler University

Incidentdiscovered Nov 28, 2023

Stated responseContacted law enforcement

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov