HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Albany College of Pharmacy

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 14, 2024

Filed

Jun 16, 2025

To disclose

39 weeks

Affected · nationwide

28,600108 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Albany College of Pharmacy →3 incidents on file

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences reported a sophisticated cybersecurity incident (hacking) occurring between August 31 and September 14, 2024. The breach impacted 28,600 individuals, including 108 Maine residents. Data accessed included names and government identifiers. The college engaged external cybersecurity professionals and offered 12 months of Experian credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 14, 2024 → Filed with AG Jun 16, 2025275d ✗ ME AG >90d39 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 · 14 days

discovery → filing · 39 weeks / 275 days

Aug 31, 2024

Begins

Sep 14, 2024

Discovered

Jun 16, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+32 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by medusa about this victim predates this filing by 275 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1340b023dbebb48d2025-06-16Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_99dcd1cfae53cc592025-06-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ac3a3f6463b705742025-06-16Verified
Washington State AGbd_c2257fdbf5a4d68f2025-06-16Verified by operator

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Texas State AGbd_8bd925ccdd1b9c082025-06-17 · +1dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins
Industry: Legal Services

Name: Albany College of Pharmacy
norm: albany college of pharmacy
Domain: acphs.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 31, 2024 – Sep 14, 2024
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 16, 2025
Affected individuals: 28,600state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately took steps to remediate the incident and ensure the security of our systems
Commenced a thorough investigation
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary 12-month membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 39 weeks(275 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 275dME resident >180d · 275dLeak >180d
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: Sep 14, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jun 16, 2025
275d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 14, 2024
→ Notified: Jun 16, 2025
275d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 14, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jun 16, 2025	275d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 14, 2024 → Notified: Jun 16, 2025	275d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJun 16 · first

Nebraska State AGJun 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 16 · first

Washington State AGJun 16 · first

Maine State AGJun 16 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/1a3e04ef-d52d-498b-b624-2d04049a677a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 16, 2025
Raw hash: d788670755c318a0814bc122e627ad571b96fba56e451874e1c859878f38172b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityAlbany College of Pharmacy

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2024

Stated responseImmediately took steps to remediate the incident and ensure the security of our systems

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov