HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Loyola University Maryland, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 19, 2025

Filed

Feb 3, 2026

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Loyola University Maryland, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Loyola University Maryland notified Massachusetts residents of a security incident involving one university email account. Unauthorized access occurred on or around September 9, 2025. The university discovered on December 19, 2025, that the accessed files contained personal information, including full names. The incident is contained. The university engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Massachusetts clock⏱ MA AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 101 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Sep 9, 2025

Begins

Dec 19, 2025

Discovered

Feb 3, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Loyola University Maryland, Inc.
norm: loyola university maryland

Name: Loyola University Maryland, Inc.
norm: loyola university maryland
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 19, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2025
Undetected for: 101 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 2, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Conducted forensic investigation and complex manual document review
Offering complimentary access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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.mass.gov/doc/2026-151-loyola-university-maryland/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 3, 2026
Raw hash: 1277849b8275ba74c44141100f5e9696b1cc5f067fc80f6022f79c549fa9be63

Reporting entityLoyola University Maryland, Inc.

Victim entityLoyola University Maryland, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 19, 2025

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceMA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov