MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Northcentral University

bd_98544f48654c6b7c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

May 26, 2022

Filed

Jul 15, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,3573 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Northcentral University →

Northcentral University, an educational institution, experienced a ransomware attack on May 26, 2022, which was also the date of discovery. The breach affected 1,357 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The university notified affected individuals on July 15, 2022, and offered 12 months of complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 26, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 15, 202250d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

May 26, 2022

Begins

May 26, 2022

Discovered

Jul 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_13f0d2a27b373af22022-07-15Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_764faead28abe8a42022-07-15Verified

Name: Northcentral University
norm: northcentral university

Name: Northcentral University
norm: northcentral university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 26, 2022
Breach occurred: May 26, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 15, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,357state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact

During the incident: Notified the potentially impacted individuals and provided them with information about steps they can take to help protect their personal information
Offering complimentary identity protection services from Experian, 12 months of credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 50d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 26, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 15, 2022
50d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 26, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 15, 2022	50d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJul 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 15 · first

Maine State AGJul 15 · 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/f34cdf93-7811-4593-aa60-88676655397c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 15, 2022
Raw hash: dde9dd618a56ff330a7cd2d2cd3881a6a2a7e177d670fb9b2a4a8534e77b261b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthcentral University

Victim entityNorthcentral University

Incidentdiscovered May 26, 2022

Stated responseNotified the potentially impacted individuals and provided them with information about steps they can take to help protect their personal information

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov