HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Indianapolis Public Schools

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 4, 2020

Filed

Dec 1, 2020

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

8scope not determined

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Indianapolis Public Schools →

Indianapolis Public Schools reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between January 28, 2020, and May 25, 2020, discovered on September 4, 2020. The incident compromised the names and financial account numbers (or credit/debit card numbers with security codes/PINs) of 8 Maine residents. The entity provided written notification on December 1, 2020, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 4, 2020 → Filed with AG Dec 1, 202088d ⏱ ME AG >30d13 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 · 220 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 88 days

Jan 28, 2020

Begins

Sep 4, 2020

Discovered

Dec 1, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4b19b88c54c1fd312020-12-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_9818f8ee411a7f242020-12-01Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_e4b40f42dd7e06232020-12-01Verified

Name: Indianapolis Public Schools
norm: indianapolis public schools
Domain: myips.org

Name: Indianapolis Public Schools
norm: indianapolis public schools
Domain: myips.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 4, 2020
Breach occurred: Jan 28, 2020 – May 25, 2020
Undetected for: 220 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 1, 2020
Affected individuals: 8scope not determined
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 Months of Credit Monitoring and Identity Restoration Services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(88 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 88d
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 4, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Dec 1, 2020
88d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 4, 2020 → Filed with AG: Dec 1, 2020	88d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGDec 1 · first

Montana State AGDec 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 1 · first

Maine State AGDec 1 · 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-a1252b4f8318/03456fa5-a4d9-421b-a2d6-99e108bc5793.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 1, 2020
Raw hash: d2214dbd5489b92d28c53f146c5298e8a8c5e028a55a5be1a16146bf7863c8ac

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityIndianapolis Public Schools

Victim entityIndianapolis Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Sep 4, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov