HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Danbury Public Schools

bd_8919213874012144 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 21, 2023

Filed

Aug 7, 2023

To disclose

17 days

Affected · nationwide

9,6077 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Danbury Public Schools →

Danbury Public Schools reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on July 17, 2023, discovered on July 21, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 9,607 individuals, including 7 Maine residents. The school sent written notifications on August 9, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 21, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 7, 202317d ✓ ME AG ≤30d17 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 17 days

Jul 17, 2023

Begins

Jul 21, 2023

Discovered

Aug 7, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (3)

Leak Sitecryptbbbd_7abd546aca75501b2023-08-01 · +6dCandidate
Leak Site8basebd_c6483ba1e2f1663e2023-07-18 · +20dVerified by operator
Leak Site8basebd_11f7a9b29e69f7492023-07-08 · +30dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_3342c8452733943b2023-08-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6e7c754172491dcd2023-08-07Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_01ce4bf0b7d5ee592023-08-09 · +2dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_b427bd725264d7ed2023-09-29 · +53dVerified by operator

Name: Danbury Public Schools
norm: danbury public schools
Domain: danbury.k12.ct.us
Industry: Education

Name: Danbury Public Schools
norm: danbury public schools
Domain: danbury.k12.ct.us
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 21, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 17, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2023
Affected individuals: 9,607state + 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 24 months of identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 days(17 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 17d
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: Jul 21, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 7, 2023
17d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 21, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 7, 2023	17d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGAug 7 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 7 · first

Maine State AGAug 7 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+2d

Vermont State AG+53d

Pattern: first filing Aug 7 (NH), last Sep 29 (VT) — a 53-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-a1252b4f8318/545bef31-cf84-4c91-880c-9e3bfa93b7cf.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 7, 2023
Raw hash: ef7e7a9dfba6f5e7bc2938db65b13e5503a3c44f78ecb60058263d14f47745f7

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (3)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDanbury Public Schools

Victim entityDanbury Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jul 21, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov