HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Asbury Theological Seminary

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 6, 2024

Filed

Mar 10, 2025

To disclose

19 days

Affected · nationwide

15,56022 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Asbury Theological Seminary →

Asbury Theological Seminary reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between June 1-6, 2024. The incident was discovered on February 19, 2025, affecting 15,560 individuals, including 22 Maine residents. Personal information, including names and government identifiers, was potentially accessed. The Seminary engaged forensic investigators and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 6, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 10, 2025277d ✗ ME AG >90d19 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 40 weeks / 277 days

Jun 1, 2024

Begins

Jun 6, 2024

Discovered

Mar 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by fog about this victim predates this filing by 259 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitefogbd_501367b8b3dd67a12024-06-24 · +259dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_24f57d2c0053855f2025-03-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_657ecb51549b10982025-03-10Candidate
Maryland State AGbd_c23b589b8418a7692025-03-10Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_d0638871479380a72025-03-10Verified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 365d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7b45acd9970e486f2025-03-11 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_9a35a11c50a1633e2025-03-14 · +4dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_b468f324db2dfd8a2024-03-10 · +365dVerified by operator

Name: Asbury Theological Seminary
norm: asbury theological seminary

Name: Asbury Theological Seminary
norm: asbury theological seminary
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2024 – Jun 6, 2024
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2025
Affected individuals: 15,560state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured the environment
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation
Performed manual document review
Offered complimentary 12-month membership of Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 277dME resident >180d · 277dLeak >180d
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: Jun 6, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2025
277d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 6, 2024
→ Notified: Mar 10, 2025
277d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 6, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2025	277d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 6, 2024 → Notified: Mar 10, 2025	277d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGMar 10 · first

Indiana State AG+365d

Montana State AG+365d

Maryland State AG+365d

Nebraska State AG+365d

Maine State AG+365d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+366d

New Hampshire State AG+369d

Pattern: first filing Mar 10 (VT), last Mar 14 (NH) — a 369-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/47855a35-185f-40e2-b6b3-c293052fd213.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2025
Raw hash: e13e777b73c5b906bd6bfdaabca6870973b9b10f5b6f590adb4cff91f4b3dd64

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAsbury Theological Seminary

Victim entityAsbury Theological Seminary

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2024

Stated responseSecured the environment

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov