MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Fauquier County Public Schools

bd_0c9a3d136a483852 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 12, 2023

Filed

Oct 18, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

13,9192 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Fauquier County Public Schools →

Fauquier County Public Schools experienced a ransomware attack on September 9, 2023, discovered on September 12, 2023. The incident affected 13,919 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The school provided written notification and offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 12, 2023 → Filed with AG Oct 18, 202336d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Sep 9, 2023

Begins

Sep 12, 2023

Discovered

Oct 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 36 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (3)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_d99b148c034daff12023-10-01 · +17dVerified by operator
Leak Sitedispossessorbd_f525508efbd406df2023-10-01 · +17dVerified by operator
Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_cf8be71a4aab76362023-09-12 · +36dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_3a1248d70a602e9b2023-10-19 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4187087513e9b66a2023-10-19 · +1dVerified

Name: Fauquier County Public Schools
norm: fauquier county public schools
Domain: fcps1.org

Name: Fauquier County Public Schools
norm: fauquier county public schools
Domain: fcps1.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 12, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2023
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 19, 2023
Affected individuals: 13,919state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 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 individuals
Offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 36dLeak >30d
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: Sep 12, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2023
36d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 12, 2023 → Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2023	36d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGOct 18 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/18c75359-7517-4016-830d-010b917714d3.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 18, 2023
Raw hash: a6e20cdb6f68b68c0591092fc8277c960038f92c32e30884e12d952a9ef5f7b4

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (3)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFauquier County Public Schools

Victim entityFauquier County Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Sep 12, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov