HackingEducationEducationTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Bastyr University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 30, 2025

Filed

Sep 17, 2025

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,5511 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bastyr University →

Bastyr University experienced an external system breach (hacking) where unauthorized access occurred between April 23 and April 30, 2025. The incident affected 3,551 individuals, including names and Social Security Numbers. Notices were sent on September 17, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 30, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 17, 2025140d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 7 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 140 days

Apr 23, 2025

Begins

Apr 30, 2025

Discovered

Sep 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_1c7b47783656fea72025-09-17Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_765ee33dc60d6c282025-09-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_94c36b4fde444fa22025-09-17Verified
Vermont State AGbd_dd645b52d1ef89172025-09-17Verified

Name: Bastyr University
norm: bastyr university
Domain: bastyr.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Bastyr University
norm: bastyr university
Domain: bastyr.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 30, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 23, 2025 – Apr 30, 2025
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,551state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulatorsProviding written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party specialists
Undertook a comprehensive review of the data at risk
Notified law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Epiq
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(140 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 140dME resident >60d · 140d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 30, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 17, 2025
140d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 30, 2025
→ Notified: Sep 17, 2025
140d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 30, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 17, 2025	140d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 30, 2025 → Notified: Sep 17, 2025	140d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Washington State AGSep 17 · first

Indiana State AGSep 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 17 · first

Vermont State AGSep 17 · first

Maine State AGSep 17 · first · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/4b329046-e512-4ecc-ace4-d15312b2b157.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 17, 2025
Raw hash: b3e45c42223adebdf03d24b200db5f4fe6c03f0b41d53826eb5473ddef15af2b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBastyr University

Victim entityBastyr University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 30, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov