HackingEducationHealthcareEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Southern California University of Health Sciences

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 24, 2026

Filed

May 19, 2026

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Southern California University of Health Sciences →

Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) notified individuals of unauthorized access to its network between March 23-24, 2026. An unauthorized actor viewed and copied files containing names and other personal information. SCUHS engaged cybersecurity specialists, secured the network, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Mar 23, 2026

Begins

Mar 24, 2026

Discovered

May 19, 2026

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_a44cfd69c101fa782026-05-19Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_c6e1f66e835a5eaa2026-05-19Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_6274102dfa5ded982026-05-18 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_b90a4f569589d9e02026-05-18 · +1dVerified

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Nebraska State AGbd_ede90f32113b5ee02026-05-18 · +1dVerified

Name: Southern California University of Health Sciences
norm: southern california university of health sciences
Domain: scuhs.edu

Name: Southern California University of Health Sciences
norm: southern california university of health sciences
Domain: scuhs.edu
Industry: EducationllmHealthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 24, 2026
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Report this event to regulators where required

During the incident: Launched a response with assistance from outside cybersecurity specialists to secure the network
Undertook a comprehensive review of the impacted files to determine what information was involved
Implemented additional safeguards to protect data in our care
Offering access to twelve months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to protect data in our care
Working to review and further enhance these protections as part of our ongoing commitment to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGMay 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 18 · first

Nebraska State AGMay 18 · first

Maine State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

California State AG+1d · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-623665
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 19, 2026
Raw hash: 5e6f7fe6e5cf459c98a27bc2fa61865691334c7e63c005d316f905ed487ae633

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouthern California University of Health Sciences

Victim entitySouthern California University of Health Sciences

Incidentdiscovered Mar 24, 2026

Stated responseLaunched a response with assistance from outside cybersecurity specialists to secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov