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

Greater Albany Public School District

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 13, 2025

Filed

Mar 2, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,8461 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Greater Albany Public School District →

Greater Albany Public School District reported a third-party data breach involving its administrator, Carruth Compliance Consulting. Unauthorized access occurred on Dec 21, 2024, affecting 5,846 individuals (including 1 Maine resident). Data exposed included SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial info. The district notified the FBI, engaged forensic specialists, and sent notices on Feb 28, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 13, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 2, 202548d ⏱ 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 / 48 days

Dec 21, 2024

Begins

Jan 13, 2025

Discovered

Mar 2, 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 →

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_742c6d35ab6f90b92025-03-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_93150e38975de0102025-03-03 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_42c2a84ee860aeca2025-02-28 · +2dVerified
Montana State AGbd_a873157711c646c62025-02-28 · +2dCandidate

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Indiana State AGbd_a8cb64806e1a896e2025-02-28 · +2dVerified

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

Name: Greater Albany Public School District
norm: greater albany public school district
Domain: albany.k12.or.us
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: 5,846state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial
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 the Federal Bureau of InvestigationFiled notification with Maine Attorney General
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 individuals via USPS First Class Mail
Offered complimentary identity protection services including 12 months of credit monitoring
Changes made: Provided steps individuals can take to protect their personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 48d
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: Mar 2, 2025
48d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 13, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 2, 2025	48d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Nebraska State AGFeb 28 · first

Montana State AGFeb 28 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 28 · first

Oregon State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/6f45f54e-be7b-4573-8cf0-653d38b8ce4a.html
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Filed at: Mar 2, 2025
Raw hash: 1b8ec99e76b47ff8dc2a2ce43c386fe02a9a9c108f4e418c17de210b3b8b8f4d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityGreater Albany Public School District

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