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Brandeis University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 4, 2024

Filed

Apr 19, 2024

To disclose

15 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Brandeis University →3 incidents on file

Brandeis University reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on October 29, 2023, discovered on April 4, 2024. The incident affected 1 Maine resident, with data including Social Security Numbers and personal identifiers acquired. Notification was sent on April 19, 2024, offering 2 years of credit monitoring and identity protection services via Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 4, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 19, 202415d ✓ ME AG ≤30d15 days 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 · 158 days
discovery → filing · 15 days

Oct 29, 2023

Begins

Apr 4, 2024

Discovered

Apr 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGApr 19 · first
Maine State AGApr 19 · 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.