HackingEducationEducationIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Alderson Broaddus University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 9, 2021

Filed

Jun 10, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

35,09529 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Alderson Broaddus University →

Alderson Broaddus University reported a data breach affecting 29 Maine residents. The breach, described as an external system breach (hacking), occurred between January 22, 2021, and January 27, 2021, and was discovered on April 9, 2021. The compromised information included names and Social Security Numbers. The university offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 9, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 10, 202162d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 77 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Jan 22, 2021

Begins

Apr 9, 2021

Discovered

Jun 10, 2021

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_11f0bdffee3edcea2021-06-10Verified
California State AGbd_71a01e4fe36779bd2021-06-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_e482d84a800cc8ee2021-06-10Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_eb791738239792fd2021-06-10Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_f805a7c25ffe93f12021-06-10Verified

Name: Alderson Broaddus University
norm: alderson broaddus university

Name: Alderson Broaddus University
norm: alderson broaddus university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 9, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 22, 2021 – Jan 27, 2021
Undetected for: 77 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 10, 2021
Affected individuals: 35,095state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: 1 Year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services provided by Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 62d
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 9, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 10, 2021
62d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 9, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 10, 2021	62d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 10 · first

California State AGJun 10 · first

Montana State AGJun 10 · first

Indiana State AGJun 10 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 10 · first

Maine State AGJun 10 · first · this page

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/a5ff8219-4a1f-40c8-a8df-699a99074d4a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 10, 2021
Raw hash: 5f11b533b1cf836bbc36ffc10bce184b9537e2444222199c3ceb672ce2cdbb61

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlderson Broaddus University

Victim entityAlderson Broaddus University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 9, 2021

Stated response1 Year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services provided by Kroll

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov