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HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Trustees of Amherst College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

Nov 4, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3651 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Trustees of Amherst College →

Trustees of Amherst College reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 18 and May 23, 2022, discovered on September 1, 2022. The incident affected 365 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired information included names and Social Security Numbers. The organization provided written notification and offered identity theft protection services.

Maine clockDiscovered Sep 1, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 4, 202264d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 106 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

May 18, 2022

Begins

Sep 1, 2022

Discovered

Nov 4, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGNov 4 · first
New Hampshire 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.