HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Bluefield University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 26, 2023

Filed

Nov 27, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

23,19513 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Bluefield University →

Bluefield University reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, stating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred between April 29, 2023, and May 11, 2023. The breach was discovered on October 26, 2023. The incident affected 13 Maine residents, and the compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The university began notifying affected individuals on November 27, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Cyberscout.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 26, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 27, 202332d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 180 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Apr 29, 2023

Begins

Oct 26, 2023

Discovered

Nov 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0bf0a9ca610d40a32023-11-27Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_6191ccf32e1b1e102023-11-27Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_67f00a5d6627447c2023-11-27Verified

Name: Bluefield University
norm: bluefield university

Name: Bluefield University
norm: bluefield university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 26, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 29, 2023 – May 11, 2023
Undetected for: 180 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 27, 2023
Affected individuals: 23,195state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Cyberscout.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 32d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 26, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 27, 2023
32d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 26, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 27, 2023	32d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGNov 27 · first

Vermont State AGNov 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 27 · first

Maine State AGNov 27 · 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-a1252b4f8318/4a82653a-44c9-40ec-bbeb-b0d6f03827d5.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 27, 2023
Raw hash: 379070d1ce38c358ce8689560a7297c7e8ed1003e7384750c43b54277f05e455

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBluefield University

Victim entityBluefield University

Incidentdiscovered Oct 26, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Cyberscout.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov