HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)CredentialsMediumContained

Monmouth University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 3, 2026

Filed

Jun 30, 2026

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

217state residents only

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Monmouth University →

Monmouth University reported a data security incident to the New Hampshire Attorney General on June 30, 2026. An unauthorized third party accessed the university's network between February 5 and 13, 2026, exfiltrating files containing personal information of 217 New Hampshire residents. Data exposed included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, payment card info, and medical/health insurance data. Monmouth engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and is offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d17 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

undetected · 26 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 119 days

Feb 5, 2026

Begins

Mar 3, 2026

Discovered

Jun 30, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by pear about this victim predates this filing by 119 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2f2dd8dfe15aba322026-06-30Candidate
California State AGbd_346c38b67fb416632026-06-30Verified
Vermont State AGbd_52b83bf7bc528fcd2026-06-30Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_c8cd9af3adfcad042026-06-30Verified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 52d gap

Delaware State AGbd_ea41c7a62f5cf4282026-06-30Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fda40e176e033c822026-06-30Verified
Texas State AGbd_a0056bdb614e9c6a2026-07-01 · +1dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_50e8a470276273932026-08-20 · +51dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_c1c62b4ab698afae2026-08-20 · +51dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_ff90bafaa120991d2026-08-21 · +52dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: Monmouth University
norm: monmouth university
Domain: monmouth.edu

Name: Monmouth University
norm: monmouth university
Domain: monmouth.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 3, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 5, 2026 – Feb 13, 2026
Undetected for: 26 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 30, 2026
Affected individuals: 217state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)Credentials
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to further secure its systems
Engaged a forensic security firm, through counsel, to assist with Monmouth’s investigation
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Notifying involved individuals
Offering complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Enhancing its technical security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(119 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90d
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 · 11 filings · 7 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 30 · first

California State AGJun 30 · first

Vermont State AGJun 30 · first

Nebraska State AGJun 30 · first

Delaware State AGJun 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 30 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+51d

New Hampshire State AG+51d

Texas State AG+52d

Pattern: first filing Jun 30 (MA), last Aug 21 (TX) — a 52-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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/monmouth-university-20260630.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 30, 2026
Raw hash: ffdec0fe99b29a081bd44f33d5736bf6fa7fa077c62b0c997c6632c7745e5606

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMonmouth University

Victim entityMonmouth University

Incidentdiscovered Mar 3, 2026

Stated responseTook steps to further secure its systems

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov