HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

National Math and Science Initiative

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jan 6, 2022

Filed

Feb 7, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

191,25514 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for National Math and Science Initiative →

National Math and Science Initiative experienced an external system breach (hacking) between September 23, 2021, and October 18, 2021. The incident was discovered on January 6, 2022, affecting 191,255 individuals, including 14 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and Social Security Numbers. Written notification was sent on February 7, 2022. No identity theft protection services were offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 6, 2022 → Filed with AG Feb 7, 202232d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks 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 · 105 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Sep 23, 2021

Begins

Jan 6, 2022

Discovered

Feb 7, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by conti about this victim predates this filing by 109 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecontibd_a7d079ac84c8874f2021-10-21 · +109dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_a9f0bb460b4123a62022-02-07Verified by operator
California State AGbd_b37c007a97ec7ad92022-02-07Verified
Montana State AGbd_dbb3d06883de0bf32022-02-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_109691ea26b4097e2022-02-08 · +1dVerified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 4d gap

South Carolina State AGbd_3db1dbaf5f5f93c82022-02-08 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f92cd1c957c555822022-02-11 · +4dVerified

Name: National Math and Science Initiative
norm: national math and science initiative
Domain: nms.org
Industry: Education

Name: National Math and Science Initiative
norm: national math and science initiative
Domain: nms.org
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 6, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 23, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021
Undetected for: 105 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 7, 2022
Affected individuals: 191,255state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security 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
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 32dLeak >90d
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: Jan 6, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Feb 7, 2022
32d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 6, 2022 → Filed with AG: Feb 7, 2022	32d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 7 · first

California State AGFeb 7 · first

Montana State AGFeb 7 · first

Maine State AGFeb 7 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/1f96651a-3919-4afe-9aec-5e15fb46df48.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 7, 2022
Raw hash: 3fe43f1ca8b5fc43e4d48ed70bc74c0f020c41328cc8f0d80519e9b3af252206

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Math and Science Initiative

Victim entityNational Math and Science Initiative

Incidentdiscovered Jan 6, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov