MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedPIIGovernment IDMediumContained

LAUREL SCHOOL

bd_4abc33fcac1eaa32 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Feb 26, 2021

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7951 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for LAUREL SCHOOL →

Laurel School, an educational institution in Shaker Heights, Ohio, reported a ransomware incident affecting a third-party vendor. The breach occurred on May 1, 2020, and was discovered on July 16, 2020. The incident compromised the Social Security Numbers of 795 individuals, including one Maine resident. Notification was sent on February 26, 2021, offering 24 months of credit and identity monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 16, 2020 → Filed with AG Feb 26, 2021225d ✗ ME AG >90d32 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 · 76 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 225 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Feb 26, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0506002bab1f798d2021-02-10 · +16dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_5a518345b5cd21622021-02-10 · +16dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6cf36b97d2f31a892021-02-10 · +16dVerified

Name: LAUREL SCHOOL
norm: laurel school
Domain: laurelschool.org
Industry: education

Name: LAUREL SCHOOL
norm: laurel school
Domain: laurelschool.org
Industry: education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 26, 2021
Affected individuals: 795state + nationwide
Data types: PIIGovernment ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Provided 24 months of credit and identity monitoring services through CyberScout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(225 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 225dME resident >60d · 225d
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: Jul 16, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Feb 26, 2021
225d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
→ Notified: Feb 26, 2021
225d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 16, 2020 → Filed with AG: Feb 26, 2021	225d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 16, 2020 → Notified: Feb 26, 2021	225d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGFeb 10 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 10 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 10 · first

Maine State AG+16d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 10 (MT), last Feb 26 (ME) — a 16-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-a1252b4f8318/543fa93c-5560-445f-89db-06ac710203e7.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 26, 2021
Raw hash: 1eebe4b001263685c5328ae67c06155bf15d7d26ff0cd444afe36903f95af956

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLAUREL SCHOOL

Victim entityLAUREL SCHOOL

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseProvided 24 months of credit and identity monitoring services through CyberScout

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov