HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DayData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighActive

The University of Phoenix, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 21, 2025

Filed

Dec 22, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

64,161state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The University of Phoenix, Inc. →2 incidents on file

University of Phoenix, Inc. notified South Carolina residents of a cybersecurity incident involving an Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability exploited between August 13-22, 2025. The attacker exfiltrated names and potentially Social Security numbers. The incident was discovered on November 21, 2025. The University engaged third-party cybersecurity firms, notified law enforcement, and is offering complimentary identity protection services.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due4 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 · 100 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Aug 13, 2025

Begins

Nov 21, 2025

Discovered

Dec 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_3d18365ebdc6078f2025-12-22Verified
Texas State AGbd_5c3c3d94680bea802025-12-22Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_65849a27efab9be32025-12-22Verified
Delaware State AGbd_76c4b059c21b7a702025-12-22Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_fac6b9ef2dd646f42025-12-22Verified
Oregon State AGbd_07f2680cb5c0bb722025-12-21 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0f1e0ada220db05b2025-12-21 · +1dVerified
Iowa State AGbd_296734ddcf83ab6a2025-12-21 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_2a49899925132de72025-12-21 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_26bf80a345c196ab2026-01-01 · +10dVerified

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: The University of Phoenix, Inc.
norm: the university of phoenix

Name: The University of Phoenix, Inc.
norm: the university of phoenix
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2025 – Aug 22, 2025
Undetected for: 100 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 64,161state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to investigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms
Notified law enforcement
Implemented measures to enhance security
Offering you complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 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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Oregon State AGDec 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 21 · first

Iowa State AGDec 21 · first

California State AGDec 21 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d · this page

Illinois State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Dec 21 (OR), last Jan 1 (IL) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — 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-%20University%20of%20Phoenix%2C%20Inc..pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2025
Raw hash: 40e26cf8ebd028e4e4b74977be590ff76c26c3d0b4fc094480ca901bf277ceaa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe University of Phoenix, Inc.

Victim entityThe University of Phoenix, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 21, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to investigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov