HackingGovernment IDHighResolved

Newcourse Communications

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 20, 2022

Filed

Oct 23, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

35,2661 in this filing

Linked

22 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Newcourse Communications →2 incidents on file

Newcourse Communications, a commercial entity, experienced an external system breach from April 27, 2022, to May 3, 2022. The breach was discovered on September 20, 2022. The incident affected 35,266 individuals in total, including one resident of Maine. The compromised information included names in combination with Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified in writing on October 20, 2022, and offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 20, 2022 → Filed with AG Oct 23, 202233d ⏱ 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 · 146 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Apr 27, 2022

Begins

Sep 20, 2022

Discovered

Oct 23, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 22 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_d1dd6ed547312c252022-10-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a829d9b14093375b2022-10-24 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_bf5ce53274f026bc2022-10-20 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_da8cccd6047f90ca2022-10-28 · +5dVerified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_b7295eea396193662022-10-18 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5fadd5173c94563f2022-10-29 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_84fe1f7d14f65eaa2022-10-29 · +6dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_2a5cd69b05306de32022-11-04 · +12dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_be556e9d554f359c2022-11-07 · +15dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3407f702f28d99cf2022-11-19 · +27dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 21 linked disclosures.

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com

Discovered: Sep 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2022 – May 3, 2022
Undetected for: 146 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 20, 2022
Affected individuals: 35,266state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered complimentary credit monitoring for 24 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 33d
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 20, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2022
33d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 20, 2022 → Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2022	33d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGOct 18 · first

Indiana State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

California State AG+10d

Massachusetts State AG+11d

Maine State AG+11d

Indiana State AG+17d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Maine State AG+32d

Pattern: first filing Oct 18 (MA), last Nov 19 (ME) — a 32-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 21 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/795fa028-72c4-4c69-acaa-e7dc5d203d4e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 23, 2022
Raw hash: 770206e4b5e59da41cfda374a9e0033e68d25cf9975ed7b09b8265e203fcd39a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewcourse Communications

Victim entityNewcourse Communications

Incidentdiscovered Sep 20, 2022

Stated responseOffered complimentary credit monitoring for 24 months

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov