HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

EdisonLearning, Inc.

bd_645c7bbc536acbe9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 31, 2023

Filed

Feb 21, 2024

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

23,9223 in this filing

Linked

8 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for EdisonLearning, Inc. →

EdisonLearning, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 7, 2023, discovered on August 31, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 23,922 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. EdisonLearning provided written notification on February 21, 2024, and offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring services through Equifax.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d25 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 · 177 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 174 days

Mar 7, 2023

Begins

Aug 31, 2023

Discovered

Feb 21, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by blacksuit about this victim was first seen 296 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblacksuitbd_ee99f0a969b46a402023-04-26 · +301dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4ed98c42ae54c9882024-02-21Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_9150f71082692ed62024-02-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e4f57a4b6f020bc42024-02-21Verified by operator
California State AGbd_f3eb2f211670011f2024-02-21Verified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 20d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_9b2bd352340c21c42024-02-20 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_b76060bd44070ea82024-02-01 · +20dVerified by operator

Name: EdisonLearning, Inc.
norm: edisonlearning
Domain: edisonlearning.com

Name: EdisonLearning, Inc.
norm: edisonlearning
Domain: edisonlearning.com
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 31, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 7, 2023
Undetected for: 177 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 21, 2024
Affected individuals: 23,922state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
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 and identity monitoring services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(174 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 174dME resident >60d · 174d
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: Aug 31, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Feb 21, 2024
174d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 31, 2023
→ Notified: Feb 21, 2024
174d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 31, 2023 → Filed with AG: Feb 21, 2024	174d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 31, 2023 → Notified: Feb 21, 2024	174d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Illinois State AGFeb 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+19d

Indiana State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

California State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IL), last Feb 21 (ME) — a 20-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-a1252b4f8318/193bc813-2358-4326-bbc6-cfb4c73abb95.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 21, 2024
Raw hash: 5ce756685f723dc8886a4d6170afc2493d81ecc1e50f4959a2d83026c779b1f1

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEdisonLearning, Inc.

Victim entityEdisonLearning, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 31, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov