HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Suffolk University

bd_f9879b39d3e8beca · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 14, 2022

Filed

Nov 30, 2022

To disclose

16 days

Affected · nationwide

52,559812 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Suffolk University →4 incidents on file

Suffolk University experienced an external system breach (hacking) on July 9, 2022, discovered on November 14, 2022. The incident affected 52,559 individuals, including 812 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and driver's license numbers. The university provided 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 14, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 30, 202216d ✓ ME AG ≤30d16 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 · 128 days

discovery → filing · 16 days

Jul 9, 2022

Begins

Nov 14, 2022

Discovered

Nov 30, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0a5ef8d86e2fc5be2022-11-30Candidate
California State AGbd_7e160369cc05cb912022-11-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_de24172583eb4ca32022-11-30Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d8991c1e7213359a2022-12-01 · +1dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_21109bcb644009ac2022-12-05 · +5dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Suffolk University
norm: suffolk university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 14, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 9, 2022
Undetected for: 128 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 30, 2022
Affected individuals: 52,559state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence numberSocial Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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

Time to disclose: 16 days(16 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 16d
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 14, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 30, 2022
16d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 14, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 30, 2022	16d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGNov 30 · first

California State AGNov 30 · first

Indiana State AGNov 30 · first

Maine State AGNov 30 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 30 (MT), last Dec 5 (NH) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/2263f9d9-53f5-4238-a4ea-bd9e7469287a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 30, 2022
Raw hash: cc98120d4e6d1e8abdda651a33ca2cfec17a947c1c0b6f029bff3e305972fce9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entitySuffolk University

Incidentdiscovered Nov 14, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov