HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Portland Public Schools

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 6, 2026

Filed

Jan 30, 2026

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

12,1285,183 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Portland Public Schools →2 incidents on file

Portland Public Schools reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on February 5, 2025. The incident was discovered on January 6, 2026, following a forensic investigation. The breach potentially exposed names and personal identifiers of 12,128 individuals, including 5,183 Maine residents. PPS engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft services through Experian IdentityWorks.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d24 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 · 335 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Feb 5, 2025

Begins

Jan 6, 2026

Discovered

Jan 30, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim predates this filing by 390 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteransomhubbd_542c728ce8fb406b2025-03-05 · +330dVerified by operator
Leak Siteransomhubbd_284650abec0dbc822025-01-05 · +390dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1dac121a5c3846d32026-01-30Verified
Delaware State AGbd_3436d86a834137e32026-01-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7d0298ae14e91fec2026-01-30Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_c089e457a397121d2026-01-30Verified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 390d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_c67522245a0e67142026-02-05 · +6dVerified
Pressransomhubbd_e9858b64a519a51a2025-01-05 · +390dCandidate

Name: Portland Public Schools
norm: portland public schools
Domain: portlandschools.org

Name: Portland Public Schools
norm: portland public schools
Domain: portlandschools.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 6, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 5, 2025
Undetected for: 335 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 30, 2026
Affected individuals: 12,128state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 12 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dClock withheld · confirmation dateME CRA notice due

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

PressJan 5 · first

Massachusetts State AG+390d

Delaware State AG+390d

Indiana State AG+390d

Vermont State AG+390d

Maine State AG+390d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+396d

Pattern: first filing Jan 5, last Feb 5 (NH) — a 396-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/ba471657-be17-411d-a052-4855948d499c.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 30, 2026
Raw hash: 86156a0320befdeed88933d42339aaca650f01f7d8c341f2388c46c3a4aa82ff

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPortland Public Schools

Victim entityPortland Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jan 6, 2026

Stated responseInitiated a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov