MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareCapture Stored DataMaze groupMazeData ExfiltratedData PublishedRansom DemandedTargetedGovernment IDHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumContained

Fairfax County Public Schools

bd_4be94d2b976bd78e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 6, 2020

Filed

Nov 9, 2020

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

14state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Fairfax County Public Schools →

Fairfax County Public Schools notified individuals of a ransomware attack by the Maze group in September 2020. The incident compromised employment records including SSNs, health benefits info, DOBs, and addresses. Data was posted on the dark web. FCPS engaged forensic experts, worked with the FBI and VA State Police, and offered credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Sep 1, 2020

Begins

Sep 6, 2020

Discovered

Nov 9, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemazebd_e693ce2405ac54162020-09-11 · +59dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6a73de764768cc672020-11-09Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_b2163e3e9e7ff0db2020-11-16 · +7dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b9cdc86785fdedce2020-11-16 · +7dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGMaze groupbd_6ac696a4588c5bbe2020-11-19 · +10dVerified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 111d gap

Indiana State AGbd_9c838cbce0cb732a2021-01-21 · +73dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_2f6404a7d799f9d32021-02-28 · +111dVerified

Name: Fairfax County Public Schools
norm: fairfax county public schools
Domain: fcps.edu

Name: Fairfax County Public Schools
norm: fairfax county public schools
Domain: fcps.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 6, 2020
Breach occurred: Sep 1, 2020 – Sep 7, 2020
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 14state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware· Maze group
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Maze groupExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Working closely with the FBI and Virginia State PoliceNotified the Virginia Computer Crime Section of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged leading outside security experts to assist with our investigation
Implemented various cyber security enhancements
Working closely with the FBI and Virginia State Police
Notified the Virginia Computer Crime Section of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office
Changes made: Offering complimentary access to Experian Identity Works for ## months
Offering credit monitoring and identity restoration services from Experian at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGNov 9 · first

Montana State AGNov 9 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+10d

Indiana State AG+73d

Maine State AG+111d

Pattern: first filing Nov 9 (IN), last Feb 28 (ME) — a 111-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/farifSamp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 9, 2020
Raw hash: 11975324d5d8b4a546976f0cfd8bca38feb71a91fa596a43237ab69572a1e77f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFairfax County Public Schools

Victim entityFairfax County Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Sep 6, 2020

Stated responseEngaged leading outside security experts to assist with our investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov