HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PA

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 18, 2023

Filed

Jun 6, 2023

To disclose

19 days

Affected · nationwide

55,48610 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PA →

Pearland Independent School District (Texas) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between October 25, 2022, and November 8, 2022. The incident was discovered on May 18, 2023, affecting 55,486 individuals, including 10 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and Social Security Numbers. The District provided written notification on June 5, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 18, 2023 → Filed with AG Jun 6, 202319d ✓ ME AG ≤30d19 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 · 205 days

discovery → filing · 19 days

Oct 25, 2022

Begins

May 18, 2023

Discovered

Jun 6, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_96bed0baa287852d2023-06-07 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_104fe3cf782f36132023-06-05 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_2f3e1049e8ac92e92023-06-05 · +1dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_4708bd21c3a49c152023-06-05 · +1dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_93d7bdd20759accf2023-06-05 · +1dVerified

Name: PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PA
norm: pearland independent school district council of

Name: PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PA
norm: pearland independent school district council of
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 18, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 25, 2022 – Nov 8, 2022
Undetected for: 205 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 55,486state + 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: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX/ZeroFox
Changes made: Provided 12 months of credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, and identity theft insurance policy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 19d
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: May 18, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jun 6, 2023
19d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 18, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jun 6, 2023	19d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGJun 5 · first

Montana State AGJun 5 · first

Vermont State AGJun 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 5 · first

Maine State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+2d

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-a1252b4f8318/233b4590-449a-492a-824f-280bde522041.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 6, 2023
Raw hash: dc98895e859a30076c9feef55e69cacb4d932c463c996cd9c6571e67cd04e314

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PA

Victim entityPEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PA

Incidentdiscovered May 18, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov