HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

New York University

bd_92f7aa46daf295c8 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 22, 2025

Filed

Jun 9, 2025

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for New York University →2 incidents on file

New York University reported unauthorized access to its IT network between October 20, 2024, and March 21, 2025. The incident was discovered on March 22, 2025. An unauthorized actor exfiltrated files containing names and Social Security numbers of affected individuals. NYU secured its network, launched an investigation, and is offering one year of complimentary identity monitoring services to affected California residents.

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California clockDiscovered Mar 22, 2025 → Notified Mar 22, 20250d ✓ CA 60-day OK11 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 153 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Oct 20, 2024

Begins

Mar 22, 2025

Discovered

Jun 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_00c72d90a03aba1c2025-06-09Verified
Washington State AGbd_05f8e689f3bd918f2025-06-09Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_674421756d9535652025-06-09Verified
Oregon State AGbd_ab260bd3e82b4dd22025-06-09Verified

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Texas State AGbd_b0c57e55c6e303e42025-06-10 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_f77f5a5bbf5e05c32025-06-01 · +8dVerified

Name: New York University
norm: new york university

Name: New York University
norm: new york university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 22, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 20, 2024 – Mar 21, 2025
Undetected for: 153 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 22, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took measures to secure our Information Technology (IT) network
Launched an investigation
Arranged for optional one-year membership in Identity Defense at no cost
Changes made: Implement additional measures to enhance the security of our IT network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 0d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Mar 22, 2025
→ Notified: Mar 22, 2025
0d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Mar 22, 2025 → Notified: Mar 22, 2025	0d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Illinois State AGJun 1 · first

Nebraska State AG+8d

Washington State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+8d

Oregon State AG+8d

California State AG+8d · this page

Texas State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Jun 1 (IL), last Jun 10 (TX) — a 9-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-603791
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 9, 2025
Raw hash: 7e16aef9f3c5db45e3214b1572c1c17ce79d9ece99aa3bdd3d66b842bfd010ba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNew York University

Victim entityNew York University

Incidentdiscovered Mar 22, 2025

Stated responseTook measures to secure our Information Technology (IT) network

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov