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HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Suffolk University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 24, 2023

Filed

May 25, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

53,0161 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

75%
Full breach record for Suffolk University4 incidents on file

Suffolk University reported an external system breach that was discovered on April 24, 2023. The breach, which occurred on July 9, 2022, affected one Maine resident. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. In response, the university offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 24, 2023Filed with AG May 25, 202331d ME AG >30d4 weeks 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 · 289 days
discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Jul 9, 2022

Begins

Apr 24, 2023

Discovered

May 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
California State AGMay 25 · first
Maine State AGMay 25 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing May 25 (CA), last May 31 (NH) — a 6-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.