HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

National Student Clearinghouse

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 20, 2023

Filed

Dec 15, 2023

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

271,496855 in this filing

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for National Student Clearinghouse →2 incidents on file

National Student Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization, experienced an external system breach (hacking) on May 30, 2023. The breach was discovered on June 20, 2023. The incident affected 855 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The organization began notifying affected individuals on August 30, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 20, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 15, 2023178d ✗ ME AG >90d25 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 · 21 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 178 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

Jun 20, 2023

Discovered

Dec 15, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_ef6d774a2bb958e32023-12-18 · +3dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_c5625c0a94dc7f2e2023-12-12 · +3dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_ff3f3f8d31ce3bb42023-09-22 · +84dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_116e7610d8f2a7682023-09-21 · +85dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 106d gap

California State AGbd_3c0bc77e712651d42023-09-21 · +85dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_f56f2ba4dc3877702023-09-21 · +85dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_e6b6aa0a9330aac62023-09-18 · +88dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_2a4b3c8c4d73dde12023-08-31 · +106dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_31d33972c1e551702023-08-31 · +106dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_b407d20f148d36942023-08-31 · +106dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: National Student Clearinghouse
norm: national student clearinghouse
Domain: studentclearinghouse.org

Name: National Student Clearinghouse
norm: national student clearinghouse
Domain: studentclearinghouse.org

Discovered: Jun 20, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 30, 2023
Affected individuals: 271,496state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

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

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(178 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 178dME resident >60d · 71d
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: Jun 20, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 15, 2023
178d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 20, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 30, 2023
71d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 20, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 15, 2023	178d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 20, 2023 → Notified: Aug 30, 2023	71d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 31 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 31 · first

Montana State AGAug 31 · first

New Hampshire State AG+18d

Washington State AG+21d

California State AG+21d

Oregon State AG+21d

South Carolina State AG+22d

California State AG+103d

Maine State AG+106d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+109d

Pattern: first filing Aug 31 (ME), last Dec 18 (NH) — a 109-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 14 — 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/b6a60f93-d689-441e-a366-bc34edf07e7c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 15, 2023
Raw hash: b56a2d0e9a037454e1f3fe926236f92713ea8b033ab1ec009ba11d22f0ffff5b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Student Clearinghouse

Victim entityNational Student Clearinghouse

Incidentdiscovered Jun 20, 2023

Stated responseOffered 24 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov