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Laurel Institutes

bd_9cfd04fa6f0d14e9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Filed

Jun 8, 2026

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Laurel Institutes

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Dark Project on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: EducationDiscovered: 2026-08-05

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

About Laurel Institutes Laurel Institutes offers focused education and professional certifications across various fields, including business, healthcare, trades, cosmetology, and culinary arts. The institution emphasizes hands-on training and small class sizes to foster student engagement and skill development. Their programs are designed to prepare students for successful careers in industries they are passionate about. With multiple campuses and online options, Laurel Institutes aims to connect students with local employers and provide resources for career advancement. A "Laurel Institutes" company suffered a cyberattack that led to the theft of approximately 50+ GB of sensitive data. Exposed files include financial confidential papers, bank records and medical personal information. Personal data of more than 1,000 students and staff members was leaked Download here: http://tjaaioz32salcoj63ttxra6nfqggwbcezkzpwnhyoiwq5tuimzmsb3qd.onion

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

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Breach window unknown

Jun 8, 2026

Claim posted

No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

Compliance clock

Not assessable

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Unverified claimView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

No regulatory filing corroborates this yet — it is the attacker's own assertion. Watch this entity to be notified the moment a filing corroborates or contradicts it.

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