HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)HighContained

Monroe University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 30, 2025

Filed

Jan 13, 2026

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

320,97385 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Monroe University →

Monroe University notified Maine AG of an external system breach (hacking) occurring Dec 9-23, 2024. Discovered Sep 30, 2025. 320,973 individuals affected, including 85 Maine residents. Data involved names and personal identifiers. Notification sent Jan 2, 2026, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 30, 2025 → Filed with AG Jan 13, 2026105d ✗ ME AG >90d15 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

undetected · 295 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Dec 9, 2024

Begins

Sep 30, 2025

Discovered

Jan 13, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4c3d62782fc9ce3c2026-01-13Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8541ce40d4fb8eb02026-01-13Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c0e0dce33b1b1a822026-01-13Verified
California State AGbd_f10742a4c40e8b042026-01-13Verified

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Texas State AGbd_384cea3b31204b0d2026-01-14 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_48c6f366e27e27c22026-01-02 · +11dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_9e8f2d35df646dda2026-01-02 · +11dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_d1febf4b59f4d6e12026-01-01 · +12dCandidate

Name: Monroe University
norm: monroe university

Name: Monroe University
norm: monroe university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 30, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 9, 2024 – Dec 23, 2024
Undetected for: 295 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 2, 2026
Affected individuals: 320,973state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Reviewed the contents of the involved files
Arranged for complimentary, one-year membership of Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring services
Changes made: Taking steps to reduce the risk of this type of incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 105dME resident >60d · 94d
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: Sep 30, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jan 13, 2026
105d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 30, 2025
→ Notified: Jan 2, 2026
94d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jan 13, 2026	105d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2025 → Notified: Jan 2, 2026	94d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Indiana State AG+1d

Nebraska State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+12d

Vermont State AG+12d

New Hampshire State AG+12d

California State AG+12d

Maine State AG+12d · this page

Texas State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 14 (TX) — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/738c45be-9db1-40dd-9c00-7fbb52f3c1d7.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 13, 2026
Raw hash: eab088c3ae9e4e6edcde0c2208f94dbfddf3cdbf9fbd85b83d959f96772192b1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMonroe University

Victim entityMonroe University

Incidentdiscovered Sep 30, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov