MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Detroit PBS

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 1, 2024

Filed

Feb 21, 2025

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,6944 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Detroit PBS →

Detroit PBS reported a ransomware incident where an unauthorized actor gained access to its network between August 12-31, 2024, encrypting files and exfiltrating data. The breach was detected on September 1, 2024. Personal information including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of 1,694 individuals was compromised. Detroit PBS notified federal law enforcement, offered 12 months of credit monitoring, and implemented additional security safeguards.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 1, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 21, 2025173d ✗ ME AG >90d25 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 · 20 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 173 days

Aug 12, 2024

Begins

Sep 1, 2024

Discovered

Feb 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_025a175883e3f21e2025-02-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7ae6c21416dc026d2025-02-21Verified
Maryland State AGbd_964e9f4ef62dc0142025-02-21Candidate

Name: Detroit PBS
norm: detroit pbs
Domain: detroitpbs.org

Name: Detroit PBS
norm: detroit pbs
Domain: detroitpbs.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 12, 2024 – Aug 31, 2024
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 21, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,694state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Notified federal law enforcement
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Epiq
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Strengthened existing security policies and procedures
Implemented additional security measures to further protect against similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(173 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 173dME resident >60d · 173d
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: Sep 1, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 21, 2025
173d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 1, 2024
→ Notified: Feb 21, 2025
173d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 1, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 21, 2025	173d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 1, 2024 → Notified: Feb 21, 2025	173d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGFeb 21 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 21 · first

Maryland State AGFeb 21 · first

Maine State AGFeb 21 · 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-a1252b4f8318/6492428c-d808-4bde-b1c1-9ce72c72fdb9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 21, 2025
Raw hash: 928acccc971a1a5fab87b2437b6641de27267e8865a061b06fefe18d4918ad96

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDetroit PBS

Victim entityDetroit PBS

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov