HackingEducationEducationData MishandlingIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMedium

BARRY UNIVERSITY, INC.

bd_dddcba072a7b2eb1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 8, 2022

Filed

Dec 7, 2022

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

4852 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for BARRY UNIVERSITY, INC. →4 incidents on file

Barry University reported a data breach affecting 485 individuals, which was discovered on November 8, 2022. The incident, described as an internal system breach and inadvertent disclosure, occurred on January 20, 2022. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The university provided written notifications to affected individuals on December 7, 2022, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 8, 2022 → Filed with AG Dec 7, 202229d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days 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 · 292 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Jan 20, 2022

Begins

Nov 8, 2022

Discovered

Dec 7, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed485 affectedView incident

Name: BARRY UNIVERSITY, INC.
norm: barry university
Domain: barry.edu

Name: BARRY UNIVERSITY, INC.
norm: barry university
Domain: barry.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 8, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 20, 2022
Undetected for: 292 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 7, 2022
Affected individuals: 485state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Offered 12 months of complimentary Experian credit monitoring
Sent written notification to affected Maine residents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: Nov 8, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Dec 7, 2022
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 8, 2022 → Filed with AG: Dec 7, 2022	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

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.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/2cee95cc-917d-437a-b216-bfe42ab1e901.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 7, 2022
Raw hash: 7ddbacf56d0b2ae9cd3347b4afa8a02a98464d36107a49d86bdc8c9ab5241034

Reporting entityBARRY UNIVERSITY, INC.

Victim entityBARRY UNIVERSITY, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 8, 2022

Stated responseOffered 12 months of complimentary Experian credit monitoring

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov