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HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Groton Public Schools

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 29, 2024

Filed

Mar 29, 2024

To disclose

29 days

Affected

1scope not determined

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Groton Public Schools →2 incidents on file

Groton Public Schools, an educational institution, reported an external system breach (hacking) that occurred from January 21, 2024, to February 1, 2024. The breach was discovered on February 29, 2024. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. One Maine resident was affected and notified in writing on March 29, 2024. The school offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian IdentityWorks.

Maine clockDiscovered Feb 29, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 29, 202429d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 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 · 39 days
discovery → filing · 29 days

Jan 21, 2024

Begins

Feb 29, 2024

Discovered

Mar 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGMar 29 · first · this page
Massachusetts State AG+4d

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.