HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MinorMediumContained

American Public Television

bd_5f20df6339ca3530 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 21, 2026

Filed

Feb 27, 2026

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1272 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for American Public Television →2 incidents on file

American Public Television reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring from Sept 5-8, 2025, discovered Jan 21, 2026. 127 individuals affected, including 2 Maine residents. Personal info and minor data exposed. Notices sent Feb 27, 2026; 12-month Experian monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 21, 2026 → Filed with AG Feb 27, 202637d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 138 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Sep 5, 2025

Begins

Jan 21, 2026

Discovered

Feb 27, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed127 affectedView incident

Name: American Public Television
norm: american public television
Domain: aptonline.org

Name: American Public Television
norm: american public television
Domain: aptonline.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 21, 2026
Breach occurred: Sep 5, 2025 – Sep 8, 2025
Undetected for: 138 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 27, 2026
Affected individuals: 127state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Minor
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Worked with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate and remediate
Engaged a data-review firm to analyze the contents of impacted files
Offered complimentary membership to Experian’s IdentityWorks for 12 months
Changes made: Further secured systems to protect information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 37d
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: Jan 21, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Feb 27, 2026
37d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 21, 2026 → Filed with AG: Feb 27, 2026	37d	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-a1252b4f8318/68ba37eb-d59f-4728-ba84-244d98caf1f7.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 27, 2026
Raw hash: 75860d89d69d86e3fc090b6ee209fed93c2b9c5e8da5e5913b7402ab9c46c75b

Reporting entityAmerican Public Television

Victim entityAmerican Public Television

Incidentdiscovered Jan 21, 2026

Stated responseWorked with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate and remediate

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov