HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 25, 2026

Filed

Jun 2, 2026

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

63,272state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC. →

Strategic Education Inc. (parent of Strayer/Capella University) notified South Carolina AG of unauthorized access to its network between Feb 23-25, 2026. An actor copied files containing names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and passport numbers. The incident was contained, forensic investigation conducted, and Kroll identity monitoring offered to affected individuals.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due14 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 97 days

Feb 23, 2026

Begins

Feb 25, 2026

Discovered

May 21, 2026

Scope determined

Jun 2, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 14 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Texas State AGbd_9afb0dab02b16f5a2026-06-02Verified
Illinois State AGbd_0b8fdcb25259cb4d2026-06-01 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_28bb6ee0982b4f632026-06-01 · +1dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_3e8a6d8ada9174b42026-06-01 · +1dVerified

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California State AGbd_5d13c45fb525d6512026-06-01 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_8aaceaf2f3381fb42026-06-01 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a8a2a510a2084c902026-06-01 · +1dVerified
Washington State AGbd_cb4c9619494a59ad2026-06-01 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d77c7602660c3ca52026-06-01 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_dcab2736031a38562026-06-01 · +1dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.
norm: strategic education

Name: STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.
norm: strategic education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 23, 2026 – Feb 25, 2026
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: May 21, 2026
Notification sent: May 21, 2026
Affected individuals: 63,272state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated CollectionT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured our network
Commenced an investigation
Reviewed the files involved
Engaged Kroll to offer complimentary identity monitoring services
Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of our IT network
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of our IT network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(97 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Illinois State AGJun 1 · first

Oregon State AGJun 1 · first

Montana State AGJun 1 · first

California State AGJun 1 · first

Vermont State AGJun 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 1 · first

Washington State AGJun 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 1 · first

Maine State AGJun 1 · first

Texas State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d · this page

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2025/Consumer%20Letter%20-%20Strategic%20Educaton%20Inc..pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 2, 2026
Raw hash: 5f1421c55795234eca6dbd2cbd518712338ef08f55598e4de60d8b970a416a3e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySTRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.

Victim entitySTRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2026

Stated responseSecured our network

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov