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HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Syracuse University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 14, 2022

Filed

Mar 28, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,32723 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Syracuse University →3 incidents on file

Syracuse University reported an external system breach (hacking) that occurred between November 11, 2021, and November 15, 2021. The breach was discovered on February 14, 2022. The incident affected 23 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The university notified the affected individuals on March 28, 2022, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Feb 14, 2022 → Filed with AG Mar 28, 202242d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks 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 · 95 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Nov 11, 2021

Begins

Feb 14, 2022

Discovered

Mar 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
New Hampshire State AGMar 28 · first
Montana State AGMar 28 · first
Massachusetts State AGMar 28 · first
Indiana State AGMar 28 · first
Maine State AGMar 28 · 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.