HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Albion College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 18, 2025

Filed

May 1, 2025

To disclose

13 days

Affected · nationwide

6,9303 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Albion College →

Albion College reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 17, 2024, discovered on April 18, 2025. The incident affected 6,930 individuals nationwide, including 3 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and government identifiers (SSN). The college engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d13 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 · 122 days

discovery → filing · 13 days

Dec 17, 2024

Begins

Apr 18, 2025

Discovered

May 1, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by medusa about this victim predates this filing by 135 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitemedusabd_6ae4bfa3cd6e2ae42024-12-23 · +128dVerified by operator
Leak Sitemedusabd_342ac06b15b44fdf2024-12-17 · +135dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_03211ef4625d44f52025-05-01Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_7cca37b7de16e3a02025-05-01Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_c94d602bc101c6a32025-05-01Verified
Washington State AGbd_58e51e667502f6e52025-04-30 · +1dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_c9a7db1480ccd80a2025-05-05 · +4dVerified

Name: Albion College
norm: albion college
Industry: Education

Name: Albion College
norm: albion college
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 18, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 17, 2024
Undetected for: 122 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 1, 2025
Affected individuals: 6,930state + nationwide
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: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Changes made: Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Equifax Credit Watch Gold
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 days(13 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 13d
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: Apr 18, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 1, 2025
13d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 18, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 1, 2025	13d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Washington State AGApr 30 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

Nebraska State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Apr 30 (WA), last May 5 (NH) — a 5-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/d16941f7-1e1e-4625-9a16-437a13f4f948.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 1, 2025
Raw hash: 31694ee9b81ae7dedaf8c0c8f1ebfbdb2467fe941459a2054235d93cf160b53c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlbion College

Victim entityAlbion College

Incidentdiscovered Apr 18, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov