HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Syracuse University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 4, 2021

Filed

Feb 5, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9,79762 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Syracuse University →3 incidents on file

Syracuse University experienced an external system breach (hacking) between September 24 and 28, 2020, discovered on January 4, 2021. Approximately 9,797 individuals were affected, including 62 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and Social Security Numbers. The University notified affected individuals in writing on February 5, 2021, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 4, 2021 → Filed with AG Feb 5, 202132d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 102 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Sep 24, 2020

Begins

Jan 4, 2021

Discovered

Feb 5, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 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

California State AGbd_05a44b36da3cd5782021-02-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_10d98e41778e1e7f2021-02-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a6e98119fcfc2f2c2021-02-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_ef9604bdadc4fe712021-02-05Verified

Name: Syracuse University
norm: syracuse university

Name: Syracuse University
norm: syracuse university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 4, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 24, 2020 – Sep 28, 2020
Undetected for: 102 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 9,797state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed Data Breach Notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 1 Year of Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Protection Services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 32d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 4, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Feb 5, 2021
32d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 4, 2021 → Filed with AG: Feb 5, 2021	32d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGFeb 5 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 5 · first

Montana State AGFeb 5 · first

Maine State AGFeb 5 · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/108f100e-3e79-4d51-bb36-2e42fe2ef0ce.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 5, 2021
Raw hash: b450073743c5f56754008466089489c4c9a4bb8aefcfc1c276e9300f2a42385d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySyracuse University

Victim entitySyracuse University

Incidentdiscovered Jan 4, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov