MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedFinancial accountFinancial credentialsLowResolved

Spotswood Public Schools

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 27, 2021

Filed

Nov 18, 2021

To disclose

22 days

Affected · nationwide

4241 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Spotswood Public Schools →

Spotswood Public Schools, a New Jersey-based educational institution, experienced a ransomware attack on September 11, 2021. The breach was discovered on October 27, 2021. The incident affected 424 individuals, compromising their names in combination with financial account or credit/debit card numbers and their associated security codes or PINs. Affected individuals were notified on November 28, 2021, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 27, 2021 → Filed with AG Nov 18, 202122d ✓ ME AG ≤30d22 days 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 · 46 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Sep 11, 2021

Begins

Oct 27, 2021

Discovered

Nov 18, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3faf0aae6151c6ff2021-11-18Verified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: Spotswood Public Schools
norm: spotswood public schools
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 27, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 11, 2021
Undetected for: 46 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 424state + nationwide
Data types: Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 1 year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity restoration services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 22d
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: Oct 27, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Nov 18, 2021
22d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 27, 2021 → Filed with AG: Nov 18, 2021	22d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AGNov 18 · 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/f9c74785-aeb9-4a15-bf1d-e25ab1f03db3.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 18, 2021
Raw hash: 2e578e6862895d48f22dc63febfe4d7102286eb144c645f40acb3f1a9be6837e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entitySpotswood Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov