HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Mercyhurst

bd_91a4fff80d2bbfd9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 1, 2022

Filed

Nov 14, 2022

To disclose

45 weeks

Affected

52state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Mercyhurst →3 incidents on file

Mercyhurst University notified the NH AG of unauthorized network access between Jan 16 and May 15, 2022. 52 NH residents affected (names, SSN/financials/IDs). Discovered early 2022; notified Nov 8, 2022. Response included forensic investigation, law enforcement notification, and 12 months credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d45 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

Jan 16, 2022

Begins

Nov 14, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+37 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit2 about this victim predates this filing by 182 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_02de813f70e35bcb2022-11-08 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_79e85f71216e59142022-11-08 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_8a2bb63d4a67ee3a2022-11-08 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_2798f9183e793b4e2022-11-07 · +7dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Mercyhurst
norm: mercyhurst
Domain: mercyhurst.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 16, 2022 – May 15, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 8, 2022
Affected individuals: 52state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralNotified federal law enforcement

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a comprehensive review of the data at risk
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided written notice to relevant state and federal regulators
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Equifax
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 45 weeks(317 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGNov 7 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 7 (MT), last Nov 14 (NH) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/mercyhurst-university-20221114.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 14, 2022
Raw hash: f637abb13d54d995578a34fd4118f580cb46bcca939f7709e528bda35954ba0f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityMercyhurst

Incidentdiscovered Jan 1, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov