HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Mercer University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 30, 2023

Filed

May 24, 2023

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

93,51221 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Mercer University →2 incidents on file

Mercer University reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between February 12 and 24, 2023, discovered on April 30, 2023. The incident affected 93,512 individuals, including 21 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. The university provided written notification and offered one year of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d24 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 77 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Feb 12, 2023

Begins

Apr 30, 2023

Discovered

May 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 49 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_b78996413639be282023-05-09 · +15dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_b6e9871d602a1ddb2023-05-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_be90f9e6596c8c592023-05-24Verified
Montana State AGbd_d942fa1ddbce775c2023-05-24Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a5500d618761e4062023-05-25 · +1dVerified

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South Carolina State AGbd_88c564611384bcb92023-05-26 · +2dVerified

Name: Mercer University
norm: mercer university
Domain: mercer.edu

Name: Mercer University
norm: mercer university
Domain: mercer.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 30, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 12, 2023 – Feb 24, 2023
Undetected for: 77 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 93,512state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30dME AG ≤30d · 24d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 30, 2023
→ Filed with AG: May 24, 2023
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 30, 2023 → Filed with AG: May 24, 2023	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMay 24 · first

Indiana State AGMay 24 · first

Montana State AGMay 24 · first

Maine State AGMay 24 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+2d

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-a1252b4f8318/0b7ed19f-c57a-4d16-8091-3d97008af87d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 24, 2023
Raw hash: c13804e7357d8e8f7d1d4b16f3572c2c0b441e78cb8bdbec413b7bed4022d132

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMercer University

Victim entityMercer University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 30, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov