HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Dordt University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 19, 2025

Filed

Jul 11, 2025

To disclose

22 days

Affected · nationwide

34,25123 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Dordt University →

Dordt University reported a cybersecurity incident where unauthorized access occurred between April 21 and May 16, 2024. The breach was discovered on June 19, 2025, affecting 34,251 individuals, including 23 Maine residents. Personal information, including names and government identifiers, was potentially accessed. The university engaged external cybersecurity professionals and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d22 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 · 424 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Apr 21, 2024

Begins

Jun 19, 2025

Discovered

Jul 11, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 421 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_d0d992f6c461f22d2024-06-13 · +392dVerified

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

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Indiana State AGbd_2abad22a3c9615302025-07-11Verified
Iowa State AGbd_3653c200fae093ee2025-07-11Verified
Vermont State AGbd_6f18f3025e517d282025-07-11Verified

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California State AGbd_71bbecd3bb9d96242025-07-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_b741ab122940b3dd2025-07-11Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_c55fef997b0eabee2025-07-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e69c5f9dec9100652025-07-12 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_a8141d28b381978b2025-07-15 · +4dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Dordt University
norm: dordt university
Domain: dordt.edu
Industry: education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 19, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 21, 2024 – May 16, 2024
Undetected for: 424 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2025
Affected individuals: 34,251state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced a thorough investigation
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary 12 months membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dClock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Washington State AGJul 11 · first

Indiana State AGJul 11 · first

Iowa State AGJul 11 · first

Vermont State AGJul 11 · first

California State AGJul 11 · first

Montana State AGJul 11 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 11 · first

Maine State AGJul 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Texas State AG+4d

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/fbad33e9-bb5e-47d9-a1d6-9356d9ff6e43.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2025
Raw hash: 0ca3ba8ed70c847e0e89c24811550775e3ba74b990365435f149f90de5299cb5

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityDordt University

Incidentdiscovered Jun 19, 2025

Stated responseCommenced a thorough investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov