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

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 15 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