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University of the People

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 21, 2023

Filed

Apr 5, 2023

To disclose

15 days

Affected

11state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for University of the People →3 incidents on file

University of the People reported a data breach affecting 11 Maine residents. The incident, which occurred between January 2, 2022, and January 10, 2022, was discovered on March 21, 2023. The breach was described as an external system breach (hacking) and resulted in the compromise of Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified in writing on March 24, 2023, and offered identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 21, 2023 → Filed with AG Apr 5, 202315d ✓ ME AG ≤30d15 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 · 443 days

discovery → filing · 15 days

Jan 2, 2022

Begins

Mar 21, 2023

Discovered

Apr 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1d855dd1d17c87fb2023-04-05Verified
Vermont State AGbd_57d53b879077ad262023-04-04 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_7684067d9ceb71f92023-04-04 · +1dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_970e1ff5835dd3562023-04-04 · +1dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_101bfc1e85fb714d2023-03-24 · +12dVerified

Name: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
norm: nelson mullins riley scarborough

Name: University of the People
norm: university of the people
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 21, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 2, 2022 – Jan 10, 2022
Undetected for: 443 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 11state-resident count only
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 days(15 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 15d
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: Mar 21, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Apr 5, 2023
15d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 21, 2023 → Filed with AG: Apr 5, 2023	15d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMar 24 · first

Vermont State AG+11d

Montana State AG+11d

New Hampshire State AG+11d

California State AG+12d

Maine State AG+12d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 24 (IN), last Apr 5 (ME) — a 12-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/ddbfc40c-fa15-4626-96c4-f0e3c8302404.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 5, 2023
Raw hash: ca00372fbd4c4d668a67332d798bd5cf7acbafb7389419a3dbefb887bf5e95ec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Victim entityUniversity of the People

Incidentdiscovered Mar 21, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov