HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

The Wheeler School

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 29, 2020

Filed

Dec 15, 2020

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,5931 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Wheeler School →2 incidents on file

The Wheeler School, an educational institution, experienced an external system breach on May 14, 2020, which was discovered on September 29, 2020. The incident compromised the names and Social Security numbers of 1,593 individuals. The school notified affected individuals on December 15, 2020, and offered two years of credit monitoring services through Epiq.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 29, 2020 → Filed with AG Dec 15, 202077d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 138 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

May 14, 2020

Begins

Sep 29, 2020

Discovered

Dec 15, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9002f4c29646feb02020-12-15Verified

Name: The Wheeler School
norm: the wheeler school

Name: The Wheeler School
norm: the wheeler school
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 29, 2020
Breach occurred: May 14, 2020
Undetected for: 138 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 15, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,593state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Notified affected individuals in writing
Offered two years of single bureau credit monitoring services through Epiq
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 77d
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 29, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Dec 15, 2020
77d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 29, 2020 → Filed with AG: Dec 15, 2020	77d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 15 · first

Maine State AGDec 15 · 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/f916275c-bae1-4264-8c4b-37f2a3140548.shtml
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Filed at: Dec 15, 2020
Raw hash: e8cd0ff6e7a2e673c49f7ec37c512f6addbf7b12c1d45b53035416c79e10e9e5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Wheeler School

Victim entityThe Wheeler School

Incidentdiscovered Sep 29, 2020

Stated responseNotified affected individuals in writing

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov