HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Southern Arkansas University Tech

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 30, 2024

Filed

Apr 30, 2025

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Southern Arkansas University Tech →

Southern Arkansas University Tech reported an external system breach (hacking) on October 30, 2024. One Maine resident was notified on April 29, 2025. The incident involved unauthorized access to systems and potential copying of personal information (names). The university engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified law enforcement, reset passwords, and deployed endpoint detection. Identity protection services were offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 30, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 30, 2025182d ✗ ME AG >90d26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 182 days

Oct 30, 2024

Begins

Oct 30, 2024

Discovered

Apr 30, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_e16c38f1072214b92025-04-29 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_eb4cd5168bb4b2ca2025-04-29 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c4eadb3b0e3a516d2025-05-05 · +5dVerified

Name: CLARK HILL PLC
norm: clark hill

Name: Southern Arkansas University Tech
norm: southern arkansas university tech
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 30, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Implemented incident response protocols
Engaged independent cybersecurity specialists
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Performed a global password reset
Deployed endpoint detection monitoring software on all systems
Implemented additional security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(182 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 182dME resident >180d · 181d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 30, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 30, 2025
182d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 30, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 29, 2025
181d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 30, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 30, 2025	182d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 30, 2024 → Notified: Apr 29, 2025	181d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGApr 29 · first

Nebraska State AGApr 29 · first

Maine State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Apr 29 (IN), last May 5 (NH) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/48768c4e-9f11-4bdd-a90b-fdd5790ed60a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 30, 2025
Raw hash: 9153db05dd71761810f5deb5e105afa717992b09017c85c37f9bfc46b0cff1e1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCLARK HILL PLC

Victim entitySouthern Arkansas University Tech

Incidentdiscovered Oct 30, 2024

Stated responseImplemented incident response protocols

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov