HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Newcourse Communications

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 5, 2022

Filed

Oct 29, 2022

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

13,8977 in this filing

Linked

22 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Newcourse Communications →2 incidents on file

Newcourse Communications reported a data breach affecting 7 Maine residents. The breach, which occurred between April 27, 2022, and May 3, 2022, was discovered on October 5, 2022. The incident was described as an external system breach (hacking), where threat actors acquired names or other personal identifiers in combination with Social Security numbers. In response, Newcourse Communications provided written notification to the affected individuals on November 4, 2022, and offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 5, 2022 → Filed with AG Oct 29, 202224d ✓ ME AG ≤30d24 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 · 161 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Apr 27, 2022

Begins

Oct 5, 2022

Discovered

Oct 29, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 22 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5fadd5173c94563f2022-10-29Verified
California State AGbd_da8cccd6047f90ca2022-10-28 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a829d9b14093375b2022-10-24 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_2a5cd69b05306de32022-11-04 · +6dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 21d gap

Maine State AGbd_162ec875b80cff572022-10-23 · +6dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_d1dd6ed547312c252022-10-23 · +6dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_be556e9d554f359c2022-11-07 · +9dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_bf5ce53274f026bc2022-10-20 · +9dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b7295eea396193662022-10-18 · +11dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3407f702f28d99cf2022-11-19 · +21dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 21 linked disclosures.

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 5, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2022 – May 3, 2022
Undetected for: 161 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 4, 2022
Affected individuals: 13,897state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 24d
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 5, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Oct 29, 2022
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 5, 2022 → Filed with AG: Oct 29, 2022	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGOct 18 · first

Indiana State AG+2d

Maine State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

California State AG+10d

Massachusetts State AG+11d

Maine State AG+11d · this page

Indiana State AG+17d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Maine State AG+32d

Pattern: first filing Oct 18 (MA), last Nov 19 (ME) — a 32-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 21 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/5a7971f2-4c3d-4a6c-9d32-de583922d13f.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 29, 2022
Raw hash: 32be8a963846620ce119a262cf12092a3301c5a8b26ac6f82894a768db1f01e0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewcourse Communications

Victim entityNewcourse Communications

Incidentdiscovered Oct 5, 2022

Stated responseOffered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov