AccidentalEducationEducationMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumResolved

Princeton University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 6, 2022

Filed

Jul 8, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Princeton University →3 incidents on file

Princeton University discovered on June 6, 2022, that personal information of former students, including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, was publicly accessible on a university website since April 28, 2020. The exposure resulted from a misconfiguration. Princeton removed the files, scanned systems, engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm, and offered two years of identity monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 769 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Apr 28, 2020

Begins

Jun 6, 2022

Discovered

Jul 8, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_adfb38a8d099d07e2022-07-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_eacf93a470e8f2b12022-07-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_024a4e9a86c6f9d72022-07-11 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_513f9ba541db089c2022-07-11 · +3dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_22b3205bc6ac1e262022-06-28 · +10dCandidate

Name: Princeton University
norm: princeton university
Domain: princeton.edu

Name: Princeton University
norm: princeton university
Domain: princeton.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 28, 2020
Undetected for: 769 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removing the information from public access
Engaged a third party cybersecurity firm to investigate and assist in remediating the exposure
Completed a scan of its systems to ensure that no additional files containing personally identifiable information were publicly available
Retained a third party cybersecurity firm to independently investigate the exposure and provide advice regarding remediation and prevention
Engaged the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring for two years at Princeton’s expense
Changes made: Ensured that the files at issue were made inaccessible to the public
Completed a scan of its systems to ensure that no additional files containing personally identifiable information were publicly available
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJun 28 · first

Maine State AG+10d

Massachusetts State AG+10d

California State AG+10d · this page

Indiana State AG+13d

Montana State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Jun 28 (ME), last Jul 11 (MT) — a 13-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-555062
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 8, 2022
Raw hash: 878e946aafda96e4e4df0c457dfeea7d69514e1af60e03faab95ef059bc2e3f1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPrinceton University

Victim entityPrinceton University

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2022

Stated responseRemoving the information from public access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov