HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Charleston County School District

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 23, 2025

Filed

Apr 29, 2025

To disclose

6 days

Affected · nationwide

20,6539 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Charleston County School District →

Charleston County School District reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 16-19, 2024. The incident was discovered on April 23, 2025, affecting 20,653 individuals, including 9 Maine residents. Personal information, including names, was acquired. CCSD engaged external experts, notified the FBI and SC Law Enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d6 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 · 281 days

discovery → filing · 6 days

Jul 16, 2024

Begins

Apr 23, 2025

Discovered

Apr 29, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim predates this filing by 285 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteransomhubbd_f27b2f5dc3327ab22024-07-26 · +277dVerified by operator
Leak Siteransomhubbd_0197f2125253fc3b2024-07-18 · +285dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_31165615b8e21cbf2025-04-29Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_3a3a75acc2f6a7092025-04-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6c8d31fbc9f5e8b12025-04-29Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_b5c9e9ef8bccac9f2025-04-29Verified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 277d gap

Vermont State AGbd_c6f3e272efa82a3e2025-04-29Candidate
South Carolina State AGbd_1686029f5e7ec2222025-04-30 · +1dVerified
Pressransomhubbd_d4632cacac1147592024-07-26 · +277dCandidate

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Charleston County School District
norm: charleston county school district
Domain: ccsdschools.com
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 16, 2024 – Jul 19, 2024
Undetected for: 281 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2025
Affected individuals: 20,653state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationNotified South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the support of external cybersecurity experts
Took steps to secure our IT environment
Implemented enhanced security measures
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Changes made: Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 days(6 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 6d
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: Apr 23, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 29, 2025
6d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 23, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 29, 2025	6d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

PressJul 26 · first

New Hampshire State AG+277d

Nebraska State AG+277d

Indiana State AG+277d

Massachusetts State AG+277d

Vermont State AG+277d

Maine State AG+277d · this page

South Carolina State AG+278d

Pattern: first filing Jul 26, last Apr 30 (SC) — a 278-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/e47f6a57-7231-4455-ba59-d66ac2769c8c.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 29, 2025
Raw hash: f3996c6f785fcfdb0c788cf9b2aa2445dcca5332d5d3ca14c3a685c4d8168e6b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityCharleston County School District

Incidentdiscovered Apr 23, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the support of external cybersecurity experts

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov