HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Messiah University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 1, 2021

Filed

May 10, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,7964 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Messiah University →

Messiah University, an educational institution in Pennsylvania, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 4, 2020, and July 31, 2020. The breach was discovered on April 1, 2021. The incident affected a total of 2,796 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Acquired information included names, financial account numbers, and credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The university provided written notification and offered complimentary credit monitoring through Experian for those with impacted Social Security Numbers.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 1, 2021 → Filed with AG May 10, 202139d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 271 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Jul 4, 2020

Begins

Apr 1, 2021

Discovered

May 10, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_187a13796a5edd2d2021-05-10Verified

Name: Messiah University
norm: messiah university
Domain: messiah.edu
Industry: education

Name: Messiah University
norm: messiah university
Domain: messiah.edu
Industry: education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 4, 2020 – Jul 31, 2020
Undetected for: 271 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 23, 2021
Affected individuals: 2,796state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Financial account numberSocial Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
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: Apr 1, 2021
→ Filed with AG: May 10, 2021
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 1, 2021 → Filed with AG: May 10, 2021	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 10 · first

Maine State AGMay 10 · 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/c1f2ce97-695e-49b8-9486-ca810ee57fc9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 10, 2021
Raw hash: 0dec24eb68113a9485c9817d6885538fbe2795334c1a64f7e9cf776c14806bab

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMessiah University

Victim entityMessiah University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 1, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov