HackingEducationEducationSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPIIHighContained

Linn-Benton Community College

bd_4e55ac9e8ebb6419 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 13, 2025

Filed

Feb 28, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

15,0083 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Linn-Benton Community College →2 incidents on file

Linn Benton Community College notified the Maine AG of a third-party data breach involving Carruth Compliance Consulting. Unauthorized access occurred on Dec 21, 2024, discovered Jan 13, 2025. ~15,008 individuals affected, including 3 Maine residents. Data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial accounts, and medical billing info. Notifications sent Feb 28, 2025, with credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 13, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 28, 202546d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 23 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Dec 21, 2024

Begins

Jan 13, 2025

Discovered

Feb 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Carruth Compliance Consulting supply-chain incident (2025) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_1f489bbb209614b62025-02-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_24ff7c40fadd28302025-02-28Verified
Maine State AGbd_b04b139c5bfa404f2025-02-28Verified
Oregon State AGbd_4ae1c2ff7b6ddf372025-03-03 · +3dCandidate

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Massachusetts State AGbd_f7e29710f8ba5f1a2025-03-03 · +3dVerified

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

Name: Linn-Benton Community College
norm: linn benton community college
Domain: linnbenton.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 13, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 21, 2024
Undetected for: 23 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 15,008state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney GeneralNotified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Third party: via Carruth Compliance Consulting
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Began an investigation to determine what happened and what data was involved
Worked with third-party specialists to investigate the activity
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Established a toll-free call center through IDX to answer questions
Sent notification letters to affected Maine residents by USPS First Class Mail
Offered complimentary identity protection services including 12 months of credit monitoring
Changes made: Provided steps to protect personal information
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 46d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 13, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 28, 2025
46d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 13, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 28, 2025	46d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Nebraska State AGFeb 28 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 28 · first

Maine State AGFeb 28 · first

Maine State AGFeb 28 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+3d

Massachusetts 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-a1252b4f8318/1c402f7a-adaf-434f-b469-b4899301afab.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 28, 2025
Raw hash: 7bce39eef124da4de4b66c5f7f1188fca9ed73f6ac6dd9bc1da6c8049b7bc0cb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityLinn-Benton Community College

Incidentdiscovered Jan 13, 2025

Stated responseBegan an investigation to determine what happened and what data was involved

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov