HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

DeSales University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 23, 2021

Filed

Jun 4, 2021

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

10,8205 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for DeSales University →

DeSales University reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, indicating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred between July 14, 2020, and September 29, 2020. The breach was discovered on March 23, 2021. The incident affected 5 Maine residents, and the compromised information included names in combination with Social Security Numbers. The university began notifying affected individuals on June 4, 2021, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 23, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 4, 202173d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 252 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 73 days

Jul 14, 2020

Begins

Mar 23, 2021

Discovered

Jun 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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

Indiana State AGbd_9e2d39e2c05c4f392021-06-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a9a8fc6788da76882021-06-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ded20f879d38729b2021-06-08 · +4dCandidate

Name: DeSales University
norm: desales university

Name: DeSales University
norm: desales university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 14, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020
Undetected for: 252 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 4, 2021
Affected individuals: 10,820state + 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 TransUnion.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(73 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 73d
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: Mar 23, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 4, 2021
73d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 23, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 4, 2021	73d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJun 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 4 · first

Maine State AGJun 4 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/5fe7a283-fae7-494c-b359-b4f094b7b6f6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 4, 2021
Raw hash: 9e55539dd495b4a84cb839841c7257cd166a4e14b789332c12f280a9b587eeec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDeSales University

Victim entityDeSales University

Incidentdiscovered Mar 23, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring services through TransUnion.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov