HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

Lakeland Community College

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Aug 20, 2023

Filed

Sep 20, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

285,9482 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Lakeland Community College →2 incidents on file

Lakeland Community College experienced an external system breach (hacking) between March 7 and March 31, 2023, discovered on August 20, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of approximately 285,948 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The college provided written notification and offered one year of Equifax Gold credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d4 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 · 166 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Mar 7, 2023

Begins

Aug 20, 2023

Discovered

Sep 20, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by maze about this victim predates this filing by 1331 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitevicesocietybd_8eba789118cbc74c2023-04-18 · +155dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7f7fc5a29313c5f72023-09-19 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c9a3b0d24fc8dbdb2023-09-29 · +9dVerified

Name: Lakeland Community College
norm: lakeland community college
Domain: lakelandcc.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Lakeland Community College
norm: lakeland community college
Domain: lakelandcc.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 7, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023
Undetected for: 166 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 19, 2023
Affected individuals: 285,948state + 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
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected residents
Offered complimentary one-year memberships with Equifax Gold credit monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 31d
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 20, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Sep 20, 2023
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 20, 2023 → Filed with AG: Sep 20, 2023	31d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGSep 19 · first

Maine State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+10d

Pattern: first filing Sep 19 (MA), last Sep 29 (NH) — a 10-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/c4cd33d6-9424-4cb7-aca0-ad1d0183669f.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 20, 2023
Raw hash: ccc4bc4134f5ad70f5875039f5cc6270e19f3530b3347eea8bbc6db5320c3a98

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLakeland Community College

Victim entityLakeland Community College

Incidentdiscovered Aug 20, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected residents

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov