AccidentalEducationEducationMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Norwich University

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 27, 2026

Filed

Mar 10, 2026

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Norwich University →2 incidents on file

Norwich University disclosed that on January 23, 2026, PII including names was inadvertently disclosed to a third party via email. The incident was discovered on January 27, 2026. The University is offering 12 months of complimentary Experian IdentityWorks. No specific count of affected individuals was provided in the notice.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday6 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Jan 23, 2026

Begins

Jan 27, 2026

Discovered

Mar 9, 2026

Scope determined

Mar 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Name: Norwich University
norm: norwich university

Name: Norwich University
norm: norwich university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 27, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 23, 2026
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Mar 9, 2026
Notification sent: Mar 9, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1534 Internal Remote Services

During the incident: Conducted a thorough investigation
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 12 months
Changes made: Reviewing and updating existing policies, procedures, and security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
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.

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-03-10-norwich-university-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2026
Raw hash: 0e8822e52c479b2e1b42a7ee5da5d38163ae9984f0928bff551fb230fba91598

Reporting entityNorwich University

Victim entityNorwich University

Incidentdiscovered Jan 27, 2026

Stated responseConducted a thorough investigation

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov