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HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Buffalo Public Schools

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 5, 2024

Filed

Apr 22, 2024

To disclose

17 days

Affected · nationwide

19,4943 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Buffalo Public Schools →2 incidents on file

Buffalo Public Schools reported a data breach affecting 19,494 individuals following an external system breach (hacking) that occurred between February 8, 2024, and February 22, 2024. The breach was discovered on April 5, 2024. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified in writing on April 22, 2024, and offered 12 months of identity monitoring services.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 5, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 22, 202417d ✓ ME AG ≤30d17 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 · 57 days
discovery → filing · 17 days

Feb 8, 2024

Begins

Apr 5, 2024

Discovered

Apr 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGApr 22 · first · this page
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.