HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Crystal Lake Elementary District 47

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 2, 2025

Filed

Feb 6, 2025

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

14,2072 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 →

Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on October 13, 2024. The incident affected 14,207 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Data accessed included names combined with government identifiers. The district engaged third-party investigators and provided 12 months of credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 2, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 6, 202535d ⏱ 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 · 81 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Oct 13, 2024

Begins

Jan 2, 2025

Discovered

Feb 6, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 9 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2fe57125658373162025-02-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_59a4feedffd39eb82025-02-06Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_6ac4cdd9da1454282025-02-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8388bd537c9ccde42025-02-06Verified

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Montana State AGbd_b1e1fdcfda4806e22025-02-06Candidate
Maryland State AGbd_d7286d69cd0d7edb2025-02-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e8525222ebf112bc2025-02-07 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_c4ae9354278d688c2025-02-01 · +5dVerified

Name: Cipriani & Werner
norm: cipriani werner
Domain: c-wlaw.com

Name: Crystal Lake Elementary District 47
norm: crystal lake elementary district 47
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 2, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 13, 2024 – Oct 17, 2024
Undetected for: 81 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 6, 2025
Affected individuals: 14,207state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately took steps to secure the network
Engaged a third-party firm to investigate the incident
Changes made: Providing 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 35d
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 2, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 6, 2025
35d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 2, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 6, 2025	35d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Illinois State AGFeb 1 · first

Indiana State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IL), last Feb 7 (MA) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/59c26146-9f94-439d-9b0a-6bb29bd98040.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 6, 2025
Raw hash: ec9095ad8dab52eda9a9dd03e6b9fea99dd5578f52ffd374021c8781411d7f7b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCipriani & Werner

Victim entityCrystal Lake Elementary District 47

Incidentdiscovered Jan 2, 2025

Stated responseImmediately took steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov