HackingFinancial ServicesEducationFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 30, 2021

Filed

Dec 9, 2021

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,052392 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Vermont Student Assistance Corporation →2 incidents on file

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, a non-profit organization, reported an external system breach (hacking) that occurred between May 7, 2021, and June 30, 2021. The breach was discovered on September 30, 2021, and affected 392 Maine residents. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The organization offered 12 months of credit monitoring, identity restoration services, and identity theft insurance through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 30, 2021 → Filed with AG Dec 9, 202170d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 146 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 70 days

May 7, 2021

Begins

Sep 30, 2021

Discovered

Dec 9, 2021

Filed

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Massachusetts State AGbd_6269323bcaccb10e2021-12-09Verified

Name: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
norm: vermont student assistance

Name: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
norm: vermont student assistance
Industry: Financial ServicesllmEducationllm

Discovered: Sep 30, 2021
Breach occurred: May 7, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021
Undetected for: 146 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 2,052state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring, identity restoration services, and identity theft insurance through Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(70 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 70dME resident >60d · 69d
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: Sep 30, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Dec 9, 2021
70d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 30, 2021
→ Notified: Dec 8, 2021
69d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2021 → Filed with AG: Dec 9, 2021	70d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2021 → Notified: Dec 8, 2021	69d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 9 · first

Maine State AGDec 9 · 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-a1252b4f8318/5b857244-f432-4c8a-a597-fb6a3cee5019.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2021
Raw hash: 8c823ff87bdcbb9eee567d8fefb482454b6f821766aad59881cc08fec94df79d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVermont Student Assistance Corporation

Victim entityVermont Student Assistance Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Sep 30, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring, identity restoration services, and identity theft insurance through Experian.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov