MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

THE PEDDIE SCHOOL

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 22, 2023

Filed

Mar 25, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

11 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for THE PEDDIE SCHOOL →2 incidents on file

The Peddie School, an educational institution, notified Nebraska regulators of a cybersecurity incident discovered on December 22, 2023. An unknown actor accessed systems between October 30 and December 22, 2023, encrypting files (ransomware) and copying data. The breach potentially exposed names and Social Security numbers of one Nebraska resident. Peddie engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 53 days

Oct 30, 2023

Begins

Dec 22, 2023

Discovered

Mar 25, 2025

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_476bc789fe64eb5c2024-02-26 · +392dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_01348cdc5130e7152025-03-25Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_2bbea5f218dcba152025-03-25Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_e586fa423412f6392025-03-25Verified
Maine State AGbd_77e79094ddea2d022024-07-05 · +263dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_04da857c7689a7942024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_192ce03072cfe7ee2024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_8affa2eb7369cfbd2024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_cd727856660b6df82024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_1dd6b58e62fdd6752026-04-23 · +394dVerified by operator

Name: THE PEDDIE SCHOOL
norm: the peddie school
Domain: peddie.org

Name: THE PEDDIE SCHOOL
norm: the peddie school
Domain: peddie.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 30, 2023 – Dec 22, 2023
Undetected for: 53 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided written notice of the event to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Commenced an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Worked to securely restore impacted system operations
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided written notice of this event to individuals on May 23, 2024
Provided notice to additional individuals on July 5, 2024
Provided written notice of the event to relevant state regulators and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards
Revising its policies and procedures related to the handling of data
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGMay 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 23 · first

Indiana State AGMay 23 · first

Vermont State AGMay 23 · first

Maine State AG+43d

New Hampshire State AG+306d

Vermont State AG+306d

Maine State AG+306d

Nebraska State AG+306d · this page

Maryland State AG+700d

Pattern: first filing May 23 (MT), last Apr 23 (MD) — a 700-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/8b5c81d0-4ef4-4cc6-81f4-fb5a98fa6111.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 25, 2025
Raw hash: 85697b28460fbe004dcbd437277af9bd3208c64825c8268b76944c1377fd897a

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE PEDDIE SCHOOL

Victim entityTHE PEDDIE SCHOOL

Incidentdiscovered Dec 22, 2023

Stated responseCommenced an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov