MalwareProfessional ServicesEducationProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIMediumContained

Pennsylvania State Education Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 6, 2024

Filed

Mar 18, 2025

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected

795state residents only

Linked

11 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pennsylvania State Education Association →

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) disclosed a ransomware incident occurring on July 6, 2024. The breach impacted approximately 795 individuals, including 795 Washington residents. Data accessed included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account details, and health information. PSEA engaged forensic investigators and notified law enforcement. Credit monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d36 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 255 days

Jul 6, 2024

Begins

Jul 6, 2024

Discovered

Mar 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim was first seen 190 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_9ec6a1b78fc5745e2024-07-06 · +255dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_118ed495b3e5b1fd2025-03-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_18c2400cad54db482025-03-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_410f8f4728a914372025-03-18Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_8b3ad0c34719e9662025-03-18Verified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 1d gap

Maryland State AGbd_b6cf1deaa264fa8a2025-03-18Verified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_e3037620ed0e1d3f2025-03-18Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ab8d33219fbbcab52025-03-19 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_86a32e9f685891e12025-03-17 · +1dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_cf0a4f5883e3837c2025-03-17 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: Pennsylvania State Education Association
norm: pennsylvania state education
Domain: psea.org

Name: Pennsylvania State Education Association
norm: pennsylvania state education
Domain: psea.org
Industry: Professional ServicesllmEducationllm

Discovered: Jul 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 6, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 795state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsAuthenticationHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberPassport numberHealth insurance IDMedical informationUsername + passwordDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Notified law enforcement of the incident
Changes made: Reviewing its existing policies and training protocols relating to data protection
Enhancing security measures and monitoring tools to further mitigate risks of this nature
Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of the protected personal information entrusted to us
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 36 weeks(255 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMar 17 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 17 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Maryland State AG+1d

Delaware State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+2d

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA32728.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2025
Raw hash: 6fabb285d09c5adf803b481a06fd5a201283800dc0a019cd4d567265a19f7026

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPennsylvania State Education Association

Victim entityPennsylvania State Education Association

Incidentdiscovered Jul 6, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com