HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighResolved

Columbia College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 25, 2021

Filed

Nov 4, 2021

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,1341 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Columbia College →

Columbia College -- South Carolina reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 15, 2021, discovered on March 25, 2021. The incident affected 5,134 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Information acquired included names and Social Security Numbers. The college provided written notification on November 4, 2021, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 25, 2021 → Filed with AG Nov 4, 2021224d ✗ ME AG >90d32 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 224 days

Mar 15, 2021

Begins

Mar 25, 2021

Discovered

Nov 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_055a4be80e998aec2021-11-04Verified
Indiana State AGbd_441dc758fc47f94e2021-11-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4f62de003b886b052021-11-04Verified
Montana State AGbd_9c7012584cff016f2021-11-04Verified

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South Carolina State AGbd_a60fc0e47f1a4b032021-11-04Candidate

Name: Columbia College
norm: columbia college
Domain: columbiasc.edu

Name: Columbia College
norm: columbia college
Domain: columbiasc.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 25, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 15, 2021
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 4, 2021
Affected individuals: 5,134state + 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: 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 IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(224 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 224dME resident >60d · 224d
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: Mar 25, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Nov 4, 2021
224d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 25, 2021
→ Notified: Nov 4, 2021
224d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 25, 2021 → Filed with AG: Nov 4, 2021	224d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 25, 2021 → Notified: Nov 4, 2021	224d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 4 · first

Indiana State AGNov 4 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 4 · first

Montana State AGNov 4 · first

South Carolina State AGNov 4 · first

Maine State AGNov 4 · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/10da4654-c0d1-42ba-9e03-8569d03df782.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 4, 2021
Raw hash: bf42bab64f04b719f6fe5616cb0825c633134bec717616b4918c0a4efdfed701

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityColumbia College

Victim entityColumbia College

Incidentdiscovered Mar 25, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov