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Bennett College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 9, 2026

Filed

Sep 1, 2026

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

460scope not determined

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for Bennett College2 incidents on file

Bennett College based in Greensboro, North Carolina, a educational institution entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2026-07-09 and reported on 2026-09-01. 460 Texas residents were affected. 30,065 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Address;Social Security Number Information;Driver’s License number;Financial Information (e.g. account number, credit or debit card number);Medical Information;Health Insurance Information. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Leak gap clock Leak >180d8 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

discovery → filing · ≤ 8 weeks / 54 days

Jul 9, 2026

Discovered

Sep 1, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim predates this filing by 269 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
California State AGAug 28 · first
Texas State AG+4d · this page

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.