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DePauw University

bd_bd4993a540fbb148 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 28, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

8 records

Confidence

66%
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DePauw University reported a cybersecurity incident on October 31, 2023, where an unauthorized third party attempted to infiltrate its computer systems. This may have resulted in the exposure of personal information used for enrollment, administrative, and payroll functions, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Ten New Hampshire residents were affected. The university engaged third-party forensic specialists, confirmed system security, and offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals. No evidence of misuse was found.

Incident timeline

Oct 31, 2023

Begins

Nov 28, 2023

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 13d gap

Press reports (1)

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGNov 22 · first
New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 22 (VT), last Dec 11 (MA) — a 19-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.