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HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

American Anthropological Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 7, 2021

Filed

Jul 29, 2021

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2521 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for American Anthropological Association →

The American Anthropological Association, a non-profit organization, reported a data breach affecting 252 individuals, including one resident of Maine. The breach was an external system hacking incident that occurred between May 11, 2020, and February 21, 2021, and was discovered on June 7, 2021. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified in writing on July 29, 2021, and were offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Jun 7, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 29, 202152d ⏱ 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 · 392 days
discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 52 days

May 11, 2020

Begins

Jun 7, 2021

Discovered

Jul 29, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGJul 29 · first
Maine State AGJul 29 · first · this page

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.