DisclosureLens
HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Mercyhurst

bd_fc765d7f8bdd497b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 16, 2022

Filed

Feb 21, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

19,53739 in this filing

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Mercyhurst →3 incidents on file

Mercyhurst University, an educational institution in Pennsylvania, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between January 16, 2022, and May 15, 2022. The incident was discovered on September 16, 2022, affecting a total of 19,537 individuals, including 39 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and personal identifiers combined with financial account or credit/debit card numbers. The university provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Epiq.

Maine clockDiscovered Sep 16, 2022 → Filed with AG Feb 21, 2023158d ✗ ME AG >90d23 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ notification dateThe stored discovery date equals the NOTIFICATION date, collapsing the clock to ~zero. This UNDERSTATES the delay and can mask a real violation.

Incident timeline

undetected · 243 days
discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 158 days

Jan 16, 2022

Begins

Sep 16, 2022

Discovered

Feb 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed19,537 affectedView incident
A leak claim by lockbit2 about this victim predates this filing by 281 days.View originating leak claim

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.