HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsAuthenticationHealth (basic)CriticalContained

Pennsylvania State Education Association

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Feb 18, 2025

Filed

Mar 18, 2025

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

517,48777 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pennsylvania State Education Association →2 incidents on file

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) disclosed an external system breach (hacking) occurring on July 6, 2024, discovered on February 18, 2025. The incident affected 517,487 individuals nationwide, including 77 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with SSNs, driver's licenses, DOBs, financial account details, passwords, and health insurance information. PSEA engaged external cybersecurity professionals, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d28 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 · 227 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Jul 6, 2024

Begins

Feb 18, 2025

Discovered

Mar 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim predates this filing by 255 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_118ed495b3e5b1fd2025-03-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_410f8f4728a914372025-03-18Verified
Washington State AGbd_4eadf3bce2328f762025-03-18Verified
Montana State AGbd_8b3ad0c34719e9662025-03-18Verified

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Maryland State AGbd_b6cf1deaa264fa8a2025-03-18Verified
Delaware State AGbd_e3037620ed0e1d3f2025-03-18Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ab8d33219fbbcab52025-03-19 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_86a32e9f685891e12025-03-17 · +1dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_cf0a4f5883e3837c2025-03-17 · +1dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Pennsylvania State Education Association
norm: pennsylvania state education
Domain: psea.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 18, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 6, 2024
Undetected for: 227 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 517,487state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsAuthenticationHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Notified law enforcement of the incident
Took steps to ensure that the data taken by the unauthorized actor was deleted
Changes made: Reviewing its existing policies and training protocols relating to data protection
Enhancing security measures and monitoring tools
Evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dClock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMar 17 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 17 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Maryland State AG+1d

Delaware State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+2d

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/e44266ce-8099-4d3c-8635-2c5cdb41f24a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2025
Raw hash: cce1b9a86543d84655782405a162444c8b55d08a57d536fee2eae53fdce0b6d4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityPennsylvania State Education Association

Incidentdiscovered Feb 18, 2025

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov