HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Blackburn College

bd_1b0dae8c3d5a9628 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 6, 2024

Filed

Mar 8, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,0392 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Blackburn College →

Blackburn College reported an external system breach (hacking) that occurred on December 14, 2023. The breach was discovered on February 6, 2024. The personal information of two Maine residents was affected, including their names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified on March 5, 2024, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 6, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 8, 202431d ⏱ ME AG >30d4 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 · 54 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Dec 14, 2023

Begins

Feb 6, 2024

Discovered

Mar 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_94310d4c8aa116452024-01-11 · +56dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_06a5a768911a846a2024-03-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_0b562bdb4acb516b2024-03-05 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_affb9d1d2c7094c02024-03-05 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_431ee909a3523d082024-04-02 · +25dVerified by operator

Name: Blackburn College
norm: blackburn college
Domain: blackburn.edu

Name: Blackburn College
norm: blackburn college
Domain: blackburn.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 14, 2023
Undetected for: 54 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 5, 2024
Affected individuals: 3,039state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: 12 Months of identity theft protection services offered through TransUnion.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 31d
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: Feb 6, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 8, 2024
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 6, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 8, 2024	31d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGMar 5 · first

Vermont State AGMar 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+28d

Pattern: first filing Mar 5 (IN), last Apr 2 (MA) — a 28-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/87040a69-ad60-453b-9856-e305e95c19d3.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2024
Raw hash: 4cf7bfdb34b308a84bf21145f32062d9504929264d4fbfc8325cde475ddcb5e1

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlackburn College

Victim entityBlackburn College

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2024

Stated response12 Months of identity theft protection services offered through TransUnion.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov