HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 8, 2023

Filed

Dec 26, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4891 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf →

The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf experienced an external system breach (hacking) on July 10, 2023, discovered on November 8, 2023. Approximately 489 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. The breach compromised names and driver's license numbers. The school provided written notification and 12 months of Transunion identity protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 8, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 26, 202348d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 121 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Jul 10, 2023

Begins

Nov 8, 2023

Discovered

Dec 26, 2023

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed489 affectedView incident

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
norm: the pennsylvania school for the deaf
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 10, 2023
Undetected for: 121 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 26, 2023
Affected individuals: 489state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Transunion
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: 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: Nov 8, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 26, 2023
48d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 8, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 26, 2023	48d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/18cb8932-2a58-4583-884b-773925030890.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 26, 2023
Raw hash: 223c9de016ff87b14ffe0c639dfa8d8b4eff057b6a9c4c6a6115dbe7f911bdab

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityThe Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Incidentdiscovered Nov 8, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov