HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Phillips Exeter Academy

bd_06a9b1c249701acb · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 24, 2024

Filed

Apr 26, 2024

To disclose

2 days

Affected · nationwide

3472 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Phillips Exeter Academy →3 incidents on file

Phillips Academy, an educational institution in Andover, MA, reported a breach affecting 347 individuals. The incident, occurring between September 2023 and January 2024, involved unauthorized access to a third-party vendor's (AthleteTrax, LLC) external systems. Data acquired included names and financial account/credit card numbers. Notification was sent on April 26, 2024.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 24, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 26, 20242d ✓ ME AG ≤30d2 days 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 · 212 days

discovery → filing · 2 days

Sep 25, 2023

Begins

Apr 24, 2024

Discovered

Apr 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed347 affectedView incident

Name: Phillips Exeter Academy
norm: phillips exeter academy

Name: Phillips Exeter Academy
norm: phillips exeter academy
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 24, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 25, 2023 – Jan 19, 2024
Undetected for: 212 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 347state + 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 written notification to affected consumers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 2 days(2 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 2d
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 24, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 26, 2024
2d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 24, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 26, 2024	2d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

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-a1252b4f8318/173c7136-7073-46ba-ad63-db1080e9f362.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 26, 2024
Raw hash: 232a768b6412e6007def0bcdcb060b1cac5da8bc8f9c148f07bcdc7af65ac63e

Reporting entityPhillips Exeter Academy

Victim entityPhillips Exeter Academy

Incidentdiscovered Apr 24, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov