HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Fort Scott Community College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 23, 2025

Filed

Feb 23, 2026

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,0161 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Fort Scott Community College →

Fort Scott Community College reported an external system breach (hacking) discovered on November 23, 2025. The incident compromised names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and other personal identifiers of approximately 4,016 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The college isolated systems, engaged forensic investigators, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll. Notifications were sent on February 23, 2026.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 23, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 23, 202692d ✗ ME AG >90d13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 92 days

Nov 23, 2025

Begins

Nov 23, 2025

Discovered

Feb 23, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4a3c4fd8847742522026-02-23Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_df150d1a779c36092026-02-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fd5b4fe09c1bcf552026-02-23Verified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Fort Scott Community College
norm: fort scott community college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Nov 23, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 23, 2026
Affected individuals: 4,016state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately isolated the impacted systems
Engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a comprehensive forensic investigation
Conducted an extensive review of the impacted data files
Finalized the list of individuals to notify
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services by Kroll for a period of twelve (12) months
Changes made: Implementing additional technical safeguards
Enhanced security measures
Updated procedures to mitigate against the risk of future issues
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(92 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 92d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 23, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 23, 2026
92d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 23, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 23, 2026	92d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 23 · first

Nebraska State AGFeb 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 23 · first

Maine State AGFeb 23 · 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-a1252b4f8318/66b99794-dd97-4e41-8f4a-44923d0c1e1e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2026
Raw hash: 5cf77b5dc54fb69db4a198664856afc601a784abe9e2a43409aa0267526048e7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityFort Scott Community College

Incidentdiscovered Nov 23, 2025

Stated responseImmediately isolated the impacted systems

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov