HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Bethel School District

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 19, 2024

Filed

Mar 18, 2024

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

28,8441 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Bethel School District →4 incidents on file

Bethel School District reported a data breach due to an external system hack, affecting 28,844 individuals. The breach occurred on February 12, 2024, and was discovered a week later on February 19, 2024. The compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. The district notified affected individuals on March 18, 2024, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services from Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 19, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 18, 202428d ✓ ME AG ≤30d28 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 · 7 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Feb 12, 2024

Begins

Feb 19, 2024

Discovered

Mar 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4e4fb2f8e0dd7c6e2024-03-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7159e9f7a5eceb722024-03-18Verified
Washington State AGbd_86bb06f02d93a2552024-03-18Verified
Montana State AGbd_f2ab33a838bfdde42024-03-18Verified

Name: Bethel School District
norm: bethel school district
Domain: bethel.k12.or.us

Name: Bethel School District
norm: bethel school district
Domain: bethel.k12.or.us
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 19, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 12, 2024
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 28,844state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Equifax.
Sent written notification to affected individuals.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 28d
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 19, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2024
28d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 19, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2024	28d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMar 18 · first

Indiana State AGMar 18 · first

Washington State AGMar 18 · first

Montana State AGMar 18 · first

Maine State AGMar 18 · 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/f421a472-734f-4ff6-bd36-73595121afee.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2024
Raw hash: 83fbb75fe08a60440ba3048f2b0ade6201c36469af5c816876ed05a8245a4a12

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBethel School District

Victim entityBethel School District

Incidentdiscovered Feb 19, 2024

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Equifax.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov