MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLow

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.

bd_b3f85d3382ca0dcd · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 16, 2023

Filed

Dec 4, 2023

To disclose

18 days

Affected

0scope not determined

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC. →3 incidents on file

Taylor University experienced a ransomware incident on May 18, 2023, which was discovered on November 16, 2023. The breach affected 37 Maine residents, exposing their names along with financial account or credit/debit card numbers and associated security codes or PINs. The university began notifying affected individuals on December 4, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d18 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 · 182 days

discovery → filing · 18 days

May 18, 2023

Begins

Nov 16, 2023

Discovered

Dec 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by moneymessage about this victim predates this filing by 93 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemoneymessagebd_67c8a584173fa3022023-09-02 · +93dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1b7bb050cef144fa2023-12-04Verified
Vermont State AGbd_3c4e1491de9d0f3f2023-12-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_45f154f4b08534322023-12-04Verified
Montana State AGbd_537fffc8db6d7a0b2023-12-04Candidate

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Washington State AGbd_dd49adeeaaa796a52023-12-04Verified

Name: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.
norm: taylor university
Domain: taylor.edu

Name: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.
norm: taylor university
Domain: taylor.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 16, 2023
Breach occurred: May 18, 2023
Undetected for: 182 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 4, 2023
Affected individuals: 0
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months credit monitoring services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 days(18 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 18d
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: Nov 16, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 4, 2023
18d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 16, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 4, 2023	18d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGDec 4 · first

Vermont State AGDec 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 4 · first

Montana State AGDec 4 · first

Washington State AGDec 4 · first

Maine State AGDec 4 · 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/ee773198-b84f-4275-a206-6439a3f77b53.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 4, 2023
Raw hash: 6c362fb1463faf4817a1378f2155f470e67e4ee26cc2b6f98c53fff27a9bad06

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.

Victim entityTAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 16, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov