HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Wilkes University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 22, 2025

Filed

Oct 8, 2025

To disclose

16 days

Affected · nationwide

27,63224 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Wilkes University →

Wilkes University filed a supplemental notice with the Maine Attorney General regarding an external system breach (hacking) that occurred on January 25, 2025. The incident affected 27,632 individuals nationwide, including 24 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on September 22, 2025. Consumer notification was sent on October 8, 2025. Affected data included names and government identifiers (SSNs). The university offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 22, 2025 → Filed with AG Oct 8, 202516d ✓ ME AG ≤30d16 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 · 240 days

discovery → filing · 16 days

Jan 25, 2025

Begins

Sep 22, 2025

Discovered

Oct 8, 2025

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2db65b528a708d272025-10-08Verified
Maine State AGbd_5791e3c640c79bfb2025-10-08Candidate
Montana State AGbd_851c220f392a77022025-10-08Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_8c385c92f9ce205d2025-10-08Verified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 6d gap

Vermont State AGbd_f085113c5eeda8892025-10-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_03e4afc59422413b2025-10-09 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_4abfa14e2a8b236a2025-10-09 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_1e62ba2bdea401e22025-10-14 · +6dVerified

Name: Wilkes University
norm: wilkes university
Domain: wilkes.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Wilkes University
norm: wilkes university
Domain: wilkes.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 22, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2025
Undetected for: 240 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 27,632state + 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 supplemental notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Transunion
Set up dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 days(16 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 16d
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: Sep 22, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Oct 8, 2025
16d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 22, 2025 → Filed with AG: Oct 8, 2025	16d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGOct 8 · first

Maine State AGOct 8 · first

Montana State AGOct 8 · first

Nebraska State AGOct 8 · first

Vermont State AGOct 8 · first

Maine State AGOct 8 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Texas State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Oct 8 (IN), last Oct 14 (NH) — a 6-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/ea7968c9-3550-4fe3-a539-b065981e9f12.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 8, 2025
Raw hash: 8a86564dbfd9a16cd947330a2a0adbd9fae44ac5b9f8cdf89ea1cbe4ea38dc7f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilkes University

Victim entityWilkes University

Incidentdiscovered Sep 22, 2025

Stated responseOffering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Transunion

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov