HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Centralia College

bd_3460524868fbe695 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 8, 2022

Filed

Aug 3, 2022

To disclose

26 days

Affected · nationwide

41,0681 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Centralia College →2 incidents on file

Centralia College, an educational institution, reported an external system breach that occurred between January 19, 2022, and February 14, 2022. The breach was discovered on July 8, 2022. The incident affected 41,068 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. In response, Centralia College provided written notification to the affected individuals on August 3, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d26 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 · 170 days

discovery → filing · 26 days

Jan 19, 2022

Begins

Jul 8, 2022

Discovered

Aug 3, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit2 about this victim predates this filing by 164 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit2bd_3f31b491c1832aab2022-02-19 · +164dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1883a402ccd0af8b2022-08-03Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_786af0b162beb1632022-08-03Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_86b07e65699342b72022-08-03Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_c2b01467e0a27a422022-08-08 · +5dVerified

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 9d gap

Washington State AGbd_920c9d61915d4fb42022-08-12 · +9dVerified by operator

Name: Centralia College
norm: centralia college
Domain: centralia.edu

Name: Centralia College
norm: centralia college
Domain: centralia.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 19, 2022 – Feb 14, 2022
Undetected for: 170 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2022
Affected individuals: 41,068state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 days(26 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 26d
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: Jul 8, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Aug 3, 2022
26d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 8, 2022 → Filed with AG: Aug 3, 2022	26d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGAug 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 3 · first

Indiana State AGAug 3 · first

Maine State AGAug 3 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Washington State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Aug 3 (MT), last Aug 12 (WA) — a 9-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-a1252b4f8318/3146ddf1-b939-4297-9558-8f0eec5a79db.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 3, 2022
Raw hash: 91e38067217ded5dbd661d7aef53e1ae5e9a6ada68d6519fed359e8ed3d4ae29

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCentralia College

Victim entityCentralia College

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2022

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov