HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DayData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEducationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The University of Phoenix, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 21, 2025

Filed

Dec 21, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

64,796state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for The University of Phoenix, Inc. →2 incidents on file

University of Phoenix, Inc. notified Washington AG of a cyberattack where an unauthorized third party exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite to exfiltrate data between Aug 13-22, 2025. Discovered Nov 21, 2025. Affected ~64,796 WA residents with PII, SSNs, and bank details. Remediation includes credit monitoring and FBI cooperation.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d4 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 · 100 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Aug 13, 2025

Begins

Nov 21, 2025

Discovered

Dec 21, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 15 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_07f2680cb5c0bb722025-12-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0f1e0ada220db05b2025-12-21Verified
Iowa State AGbd_296734ddcf83ab6a2025-12-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_3d18365ebdc6078f2025-12-22 · +1dVerified

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Texas State AGbd_5c3c3d94680bea802025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_65849a27efab9be32025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_76c4b059c21b7a702025-12-22 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_b8bb5487f66113412025-12-22 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fac6b9ef2dd646f42025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_26bf80a345c196ab2026-01-01 · +11dVerified

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: The University of Phoenix, Inc.
norm: the university of phoenix
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2025 – Aug 22, 2025
Undetected for: 100 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 64,796state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birthStudent ID number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI and is assisting in their investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Investigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms
Reported the incident to the FBI
Established a toll-free call center through IDX to answer questions about the incident and address related concerns
Changes made: Offering complimentary identity protection services including 12 months of credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services
Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG ≤30d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Oregon State AGDec 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 21 · first

Iowa State AGDec 21 · first

Washington State AGDec 21 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Illinois State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Dec 21 (OR), last Jan 1 (IL) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA35944.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2025
Raw hash: 70d06b8012dba5073228d015d41cf77b5c6d64a1fd6d0a92c56b6a6f0ef1d3e6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityThe University of Phoenix, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 21, 2025

Stated responseInvestigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com