HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

National Student Clearinghouse

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 20, 2023

Filed

Aug 31, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

51,68961 in this filing

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for National Student Clearinghouse →2 incidents on file

National Student Clearinghouse reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 30, 2023, discovered on June 20, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 51,689 individuals, including 61 Maine residents. The entity provided written notification on August 31, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity monitoring services via Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 20, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 31, 202372d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 21 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 72 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

Jun 20, 2023

Discovered

Aug 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 78 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_31d33972c1e551702023-08-31Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_b407d20f148d36942023-08-31Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_e6b6aa0a9330aac62023-09-18 · +18dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_116e7610d8f2a7682023-09-21 · +21dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 109d gap

California State AGbd_3c0bc77e712651d42023-09-21 · +21dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_f56f2ba4dc3877702023-09-21 · +21dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_ff3f3f8d31ce3bb42023-09-22 · +22dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_c5625c0a94dc7f2e2023-12-12 · +103dVerified
Maine State AGbd_8ac0fc71a5cf7b942023-12-15 · +106dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_ef6d774a2bb958e32023-12-18 · +109dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: National Student Clearinghouse
norm: national student clearinghouse
Domain: studentclearinghouse.org

Name: National Student Clearinghouse
norm: national student clearinghouse
Domain: studentclearinghouse.org
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jun 20, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 31, 2023
Affected individuals: 51,689state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(72 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 72dLeak >30d
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: Jun 20, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 31, 2023
72d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 20, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 31, 2023	72d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGAug 31 · first

Montana State AGAug 31 · first

Maine State AGAug 31 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+18d

Washington State AG+21d

California State AG+21d

Oregon State AG+21d

South Carolina State AG+22d

California State AG+103d

Maine State AG+106d

New Hampshire State AG+109d

Pattern: first filing Aug 31 (MA), last Dec 18 (NH) — a 109-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/5b2eed57-d5bd-442e-b7dc-640966bf56dc.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 31, 2023
Raw hash: 4b747f978112ca67a1ff12ad77a67835bee24cf684c08c14920753ac0b3ef077

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Student Clearinghouse

Victim entityNational Student Clearinghouse

Incidentdiscovered Jun 20, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov