HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

MCMURRY UNIVERSITY

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 20, 2024

Filed

Dec 23, 2024

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected · nationwide

17,8815 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for MCMURRY UNIVERSITY →

McMurry University experienced an external system breach (hacking) where an unknown actor accessed systems and copied files containing names and Social Security numbers. The incident occurred between June 18-20, 2024, was discovered on June 20, 2024, and affected 17,881 individuals. Notices were sent on December 23, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockScope identified Nov 15, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 23, 202438d ⏱ ME AG >30d27 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 186 days

Jun 18, 2024

Begins

Jun 20, 2024

Discovered

Dec 23, 2024

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_520b9a542622745b2024-12-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6f28d5299d1a03152024-12-23Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ab3e94e9e31c07802024-12-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cbc032c535606b9e2024-12-23Verified

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Montana State AGbd_ffc07f8c5cee2a242024-12-23Verified by operator

Name: MCMURRY UNIVERSITY
norm: mcmurry university
Domain: mcm.edu
Industry: Education

Name: MCMURRY UNIVERSITY
norm: mcmurry university
Domain: mcm.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 20, 2024
Scope identified: Nov 15, 2024Maine’s notice clock starts here (10 M.R.S. §1348(1))The letter says: “We completed our analysis of the data on November 15, 2024 and have determined that the affected files contained some of your personal information.”
Breach occurred: Jun 18, 2024 – Jun 20, 2024
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 17,881state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of McMurry systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies and procedures
Assessing new cybersecurity tools
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(186 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 38d
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
Scope identified: Nov 15, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 23, 2024
38d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Scope identified: Nov 15, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 23, 2024	38d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGDec 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 23 · first

Vermont State AGDec 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 23 · first

Montana State AGDec 23 · first

Maine State AGDec 23 · 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/acb028bd-45ad-454c-b195-1ae926c5451e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 23, 2024
Raw hash: 51976f9fa579283424ac20fd4259eada0e9ef465dbcc9cb1ee77bc32585342a1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCMURRY UNIVERSITY

Victim entityMCMURRY UNIVERSITY

Incidentdiscovered Jun 20, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov