HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Kaplan North America, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 21, 2026

Filed

Mar 17, 2026

To disclose

24 days

Affected

19,075state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kaplan North America, LLC →

Kaplan North America, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 19,075 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred between October 30 and November 18, 2025. The breach involved the exfiltration of names, Social Security numbers, and/or driver's license numbers. Kaplan secured its network, engaged external IT specialists, and notified law enforcement. Notifications were sent on March 17, 2026, offering 12 months of Experian credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 21, 2026 → Filed with AG Mar 17, 202624d ✓ ME AG ≤30d24 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 · 114 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Oct 30, 2025

Begins

Feb 21, 2026

Discovered

Mar 17, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_03ac6b2ac5b6d4a62026-03-17Candidate
California State AGbd_1e887c69b831ca2b2026-03-17Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_43bbc55f2a1fdb412026-03-17Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5195761b433bf3772026-03-17Verified

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Iowa State AGbd_6cd40678378733bb2026-03-17Verified
Washington State AGbd_7eccbae29faca6902026-03-17Verified
Delaware State AGbd_9cd5c500ae4a65632026-03-17Verified
Vermont State AGbd_a1a2590136ab7edd2026-03-17Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_a59f0cce0c39e59d2026-03-17Verified
Texas State AGbd_2163f3082d7a92d92026-03-18 · +1dVerified

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Kaplan North America, LLC
norm: kaplan north america
Domain: kaplan.com
Industry: Education

Name: Kaplan North America, LLC
norm: kaplan north america
Domain: kaplan.com
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 21, 2026
Breach occurred: Oct 30, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025
Undetected for: 114 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 17, 2026
Affected individuals: 19,075state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured its network
Commenced an investigation with assistance from external IT security specialists
Alerted law enforcement
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to further enhance the security of the Kaplan IT network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 24dME CRA notice due
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: Feb 21, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Mar 17, 2026
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 21, 2026 → Filed with AG: Mar 17, 2026	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Indiana State AGMar 17 · first

California State AGMar 17 · first

South Carolina State AGMar 17 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 17 · first

Iowa State AGMar 17 · first

Washington State AGMar 17 · first

Delaware State AGMar 17 · first

Vermont State AGMar 17 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 17 · first

Maine State AGMar 17 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/74143000-0a5a-4df2-81c9-5f41ef75619e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 17, 2026
Raw hash: 47b320702a88ee60cbfc561afe963acb140b958d7c4ea6d7cbb01548d543d9e0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKaplan North America, LLC

Victim entityKaplan North America, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 21, 2026

Stated responseSecured its network

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov