HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Homeschool Legal Defense Association

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 2, 2022

Filed

Mar 4, 2022

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4741 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Homeschool Legal Defense Association →2 incidents on file

The Homeschool Legal Defense Association experienced an external system breach (hacking) on January 31, 2022, discovered on February 2, 2022. The incident affected 474 individuals, including one Maine resident. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The organization provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 2, 2022 → Filed with AG Mar 4, 202230d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jan 31, 2022

Begins

Feb 2, 2022

Discovered

Mar 4, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9a5472986249397c2022-03-07 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d98b4b86570ac2852022-03-07 · +3dVerified

Name: Homeschool Legal Defense Association
norm: homeschool legal defense

Name: Homeschool Legal Defense Association
norm: homeschool legal defense
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 2, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 31, 2022
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 7, 2022
Affected individuals: 474state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account 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
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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 2, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Mar 4, 2022
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 2, 2022 → Filed with AG: Mar 4, 2022	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGMar 4 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Indiana State AG+3d

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-a1252b4f8318/02e72ac0-b3b1-4c0f-bd3b-00af3fc9cd1e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 4, 2022
Raw hash: 8101411a06af490cd3846ddb8219f9b92c9e0e38b892bb472b9e2ef2bcae0e47

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHomeschool Legal Defense Association

Victim entityHomeschool Legal Defense Association

Incidentdiscovered Feb 2, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov