HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Greenfield Community College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Oct 19, 2020

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected · nationwide

26,187164 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Greenfield Community College →

Greenfield Community College experienced an internal system breach between February and June 2020, discovered on July 16, 2020. The incident affected 26,187 individuals, including 164 Maine residents. Personal information compromised included names and Social Security Numbers. The college provided written notification and offered one year of three-bureau identity protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 16, 2020 → Filed with AG Oct 19, 202095d ✗ ME AG >90d14 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 166 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

Feb 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Oct 19, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_1c7fd01d6c7b8a512020-10-19Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_271ddc2bd52c2f6c2020-10-19Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_382f02f22ab3d0af2020-10-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_b563b8ad01c23d3d2020-10-19Verified by operator

Name: Greenfield Community College
norm: greenfield community college

Name: Greenfield Community College
norm: greenfield community college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020
Undetected for: 166 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 19, 2020
Affected individuals: 26,187state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered three bureau, one-year identity protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 95d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Oct 19, 2020
95d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 16, 2020 → Filed with AG: Oct 19, 2020	95d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGOct 19 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 19 · first

Montana State AGOct 19 · first

Maine State AGOct 19 · 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-a1252b4f8318/1e93c094-ab8c-4a0a-b8b6-6847d6f01b7e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 19, 2020
Raw hash: af452bd3fae11cf42416d9ff22ed6ca193805ee196606cf89abb2ec63f8a2620

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGreenfield Community College

Victim entityGreenfield Community College

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov