HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Michigan State University

bd_fb6e2882b767c4e4 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 25, 2020

Filed

Feb 6, 2021

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,2761 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Michigan State University →4 incidents on file

Michigan State University reported an external system breach (hacking) on 05/25/2020 affecting 7,276 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach compromised names and financial account numbers (combined with security codes/PINs). Notification was sent electronically on 02/08/2021, and 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks were provided.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 25, 2020 → Filed with AG Feb 6, 2021257d ✗ ME AG >90d37 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 257 days

May 25, 2020

Begins

May 25, 2020

Discovered

Feb 6, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7,276 affectedView incident

A leak claim by netwalker about this victim predates this filing by 255 days.View originating leak claim

Name: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Federal Credit Union
norm: michigan state university federal credit union
Domain: msu.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Michigan State University
norm: michigan state university
Domain: msu.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 25, 2020
Breach occurred: May 25, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 7,276state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent electronic notification to affected consumers
Offered 24 Months of Experian IdentityWorks identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(257 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 257dME resident >180d · 259dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 25, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Feb 6, 2021
257d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 25, 2020
→ Notified: Feb 8, 2021
259d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 25, 2020 → Filed with AG: Feb 6, 2021	257d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 25, 2020 → Notified: Feb 8, 2021	259d	180 days	ME resident >180d

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-a1252b4f8318/19b79888-5ce6-4b5e-88b8-72b4900f2e65.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 6, 2021
Raw hash: 27934869af848d8b6251fb284bbea977403d4bece7125855c9fd186e40969383

Reporting entityMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Federal Credit Union

Victim entityMichigan State University

Incidentdiscovered May 25, 2020

Stated responseSent electronic notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov