Boston University

Disclosed Jul 10, 201511 years agoConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Jul 10, 2015
Attack	Not stated
Data exposed	Names, Social Security numbers
Sector	Education · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Source	Kind
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Boston Universitymaine.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Notices filed

Where	Filed	People
Maine AGresidents of ME	Jul 10, 2015	7
Maine AGresidents of ME	Nov 4, 2015	2

Other breaches at Boston University

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Disclosed Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 20241 year ago	Dec 13, 20241 year ago	Not stated	Education	Confirmed	6,835
Disclosed Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 20206 years agoRansomware	Aug 14, 20206 years ago	Ransomware	Education	Confirmed	Unknown

History of this record

2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn","names"] to ["names","ssn"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2015-11-04 to 2015-07-10 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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