HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 12, 2022

Filed

Jul 19, 2022

To disclose

7 days

Affected · nationwide

6,2185 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for DigiPen Institute of Technology →2 incidents on file

DigiPen Institute of Technology experienced an external system breach (hacking) on April 21, 2022, discovered on July 12, 2022. Approximately 6,218 individuals were affected, including 5 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and driver's license numbers. The entity provided 12 months of credit monitoring through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 12, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 19, 20227d ✓ ME AG ≤30d7 days 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 · 82 days

discovery → filing · 7 days

Apr 21, 2022

Begins

Jul 12, 2022

Discovered

Jul 19, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_205f854c90309ba32022-07-26 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_776b988d032346ec2022-07-26 · +7dVerified
Washington State AGbd_df0fc57f279a42fa2022-07-26 · +7dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e53ce57e4c6f04242022-07-26 · +7dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_eaacf141213b117b2022-07-26 · +7dCandidate

Name: DigiPen Institute of Technology
norm: digipen institute of
Domain: digipen.edu

Name: DigiPen Institute of Technology
norm: digipen institute of
Domain: digipen.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 12, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 21, 2022
Undetected for: 82 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 25, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,218state + 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 credit monitoring through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 days(7 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 7d
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: Jul 12, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 19, 2022
7d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 12, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 19, 2022	7d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJul 19 · first · this page

Montana State AG+7d

Indiana State AG+7d

Washington State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jul 19 (ME), last Jul 26 (ME) — a 7-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/18a8f2b0-6e44-4f7b-88e0-7b552e1c1267.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 19, 2022
Raw hash: bf478d02966ce80923ec7e732e3cc4dbc67a52802c9fcf10692c3a5dd49861f1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDigiPen Institute of Technology

Victim entityDigiPen Institute of Technology

Incidentdiscovered Jul 12, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov