HackingEducationEducationIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

University of South Dakota Foundation

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Dec 4, 2020

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,4542 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for University of South Dakota Foundation →2 incidents on file

The University of South Dakota Foundation reported a data breach affecting 2 Maine residents. The breach, which was discovered on July 16, 2020, occurred on May 16, 2020. The breach was an external system breach (hacking) and the information acquired included names and Social Security numbers. The foundation offered 24 months of credit monitoring services to those affected.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 16, 2020 → Filed with AG Dec 4, 2020141d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 61 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

May 16, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Dec 4, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6da8c87e1e6d486d2020-12-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e1c8627b6aa8c7f52020-12-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_2628c9b72e0a7a262020-12-07 · +3dVerified

Name: University of South Dakota Foundation
norm: university of south dakota

Name: University of South Dakota Foundation
norm: university of south dakota
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 16, 2020
Undetected for: 61 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,454state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: 24 Months of Experian Credit Monitoring provided by CyberScout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 141dME resident >60d · 141d
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
Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Dec 4, 2020
141d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
→ Notified: Dec 4, 2020
141d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 16, 2020 → Filed with AG: Dec 4, 2020	141d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 16, 2020 → Notified: Dec 4, 2020	141d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGDec 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 4 · first

Maine State AGDec 4 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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-a1252b4f8318/52d6b980-82bc-490d-a491-f90977510bb7.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 4, 2020
Raw hash: 9fff7753f7271138a88f3bd30dc23b8a6397ef9bb9196cf61da88c23d316ef49

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of South Dakota Foundation

Victim entityUniversity of South Dakota Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated response24 Months of Experian Credit Monitoring provided by CyberScout

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov