HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 1, 2025

Filed

Jul 23, 2025

To disclose

22 days

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY →2 incidents on file

Brigham Young University reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 5 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred April 25-27, 2025. The university discovered the incident on July 1, 2025, identifying files containing names and Social Security numbers. Notifications were sent on July 23, 2025, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 1, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 23, 202522d ✓ ME AG ≤30d22 days 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

undetected · 67 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Apr 25, 2025

Begins

Jul 1, 2025

Discovered

Jul 23, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_2a902e62ad70d30f2025-07-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_357ae48909bbc5132025-07-23Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_557d60ae7472e9e72025-07-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b89be5014c9ebea12025-07-23Verified

Name: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
norm: brigham young university
Domain: byu.edu

Name: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
norm: brigham young university
Domain: byu.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 25, 2025 – Apr 27, 2025
Undetected for: 67 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 23, 2025
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured the involved IT systems
Launched an investigation
Established a toll-free call center to answer any questions
Offering one-year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 22d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 1, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 23, 2025
22d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 1, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 23, 2025	22d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGJul 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 23 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 23 · first

Indiana State AGJul 23 · first

Maine State AGJul 23 · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/5640d3c6-3ac7-408b-a7fa-7f6a76d1ad42.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 23, 2025
Raw hash: f29edbe422d227401aa9861a7170cbea3fbfcd1a264247217f768eb2092f9e52

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Victim entityBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2025

Stated responseSecured the involved IT systems

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov