HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Faulkner University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 22, 2022

Filed

Jun 7, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Faulkner University →

Faulkner University reported a data breach affecting two individuals, both Maine residents. The breach, which occurred on April 18, 2022, and was discovered on April 22, 2022, was categorized as an external system breach or hacking incident. The compromised information included names in combination with Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified in writing on June 6, 2022, and offered one year of identity theft protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 22, 2022 → Filed with AG Jun 7, 202246d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Apr 18, 2022

Begins

Apr 22, 2022

Discovered

Jun 7, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_f9d89195436f7d212022-06-07Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_b59721a9cd90118a2022-06-06 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_611280c2687757f62022-06-14 · +7dVerified

Name: Faulkner University
norm: faulkner university

Name: Faulkner University
norm: faulkner university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 22, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 18, 2022
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 6, 2022
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals.
Offered identity theft protection services.
Changes made: Offered one year of identity theft protection services through Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 46d
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: Apr 22, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jun 7, 2022
46d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 22, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jun 7, 2022	46d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJun 6 · first

Montana State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Jun 6 (IN), last Jun 14 (MA) — a 8-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/f8aa6805-6117-4b56-8322-5dcf369afa2d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 7, 2022
Raw hash: ed95dca5f20e193eefc83f2ede3f0302c27fab22ccf64d02e281ed7496a34fd5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFaulkner University

Victim entityFaulkner University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 22, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov