🐻California State AGlinked via multistate filing link · 100%
Clustered 3 filings across 3 jurisdictions · filed Feb 5, 2021. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_a3cf0017e4b94c5d · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Range of discovered_at dates across filings
Government ID · Identity (basic)
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
CA ME MT
all State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Sep 24, 2020 → Sep 28, 2020
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Sep 28, 2020
Reported by CALIFORNIA AG filing
Jan 4, 2021
Reported by MAINE AG filing
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
Syracuse University reported a data security incident to the California Attorney General's Office involving unauthorized access to an employee's email account between September 24 and 28, 2020. The breach was attributed to a phishing attack. The university secured the account, engaged a cybersecurity firm, and notified affected individuals, offering one year of Experian IdentityWorks. The specific data accessed was redacted in the public notice as <<b2b_text_1(ImpactedData)>>, but the notice implies personal information was involved.
Syracuse University experienced an external system breach (hacking) between September 24 and 28, 2020, discovered on January 4, 2021. Approximately 9,797 individuals were affected, including 62 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and Social Security Numbers. The University notified affected individuals in writing on February 5, 2021, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.
Affected (this filing): 9,797
Syracuse University reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2021-02-05. The breach occurred from 9/24/2020 to 9/28/2020. 5 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 5