HackingIdentity (basic)LowContained

Portland Public Schools

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 6, 2026

Filed

Jan 30, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Portland Public Schools →2 incidents on file

Portland Public Schools experienced unauthorized network access on or about February 2, 2025. Forensic investigators determined on January 6, 2026, that personal information (names) of some individuals was accessed. PPS offered complimentary Experian IdentityWorks membership. No identity theft reported to date. Investigation concluded; access contained.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d

Incident timeline

undetected · 338 days

Feb 2, 2025

Begins

Jan 6, 2026

Discovered

Jan 30, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim predates this filing by 390 days.View originating leak claim

Name: Portland Public Schools
norm: portland public schools
Domain: portlandschools.org

Name: Portland Public Schools
norm: portland public schools
Domain: portlandschools.org

Discovered: Jan 6, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 2, 2025
Undetected for: 338 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/77d40d11-947d-4e06-88b4-1017266cde27.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 30, 2026
Raw hash: 008340da3193400ae168f231b7df001b8925af122cfc53f298f0e5c2938634cd

Reporting entityPortland Public Schools

Victim entityPortland Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jan 6, 2026

Stated responseInitiated a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov