HackingEducationEducationDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

Feb 2, 2024

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,79922 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute →2 incidents on file

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) reported an external system breach that occurred between August 1, 2020, and January 31, 2021. The breach was discovered on November 17, 2023, and affected 1,799 individuals. The compromised information included names and Social Security Numbers. RPI offered affected individuals indefinite credit monitoring services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 17, 2023 → Filed with AG Feb 2, 202477d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 1203 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Aug 1, 2020

Begins

Nov 17, 2023

Discovered

Feb 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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

Part of Athletic Trainer System supply-chain incident (2024) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_bb4e3de0601012b42024-02-02Verified
Montana State AGbd_1cade7c054a76fac2024-02-01 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_747790e80bfa4e6e2024-02-01 · +1dVerified

Name: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
norm: rensselaer polytechnic institute

Name: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
norm: rensselaer polytechnic institute
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 1, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021
Undetected for: 1,203 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 1, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,799state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered identity theft protection services through Experian with indefinite duration.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 77dME resident >60d · 76d
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: Nov 17, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Feb 2, 2024
77d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 17, 2023
→ Notified: Feb 1, 2024
76d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 17, 2023 → Filed with AG: Feb 2, 2024	77d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 17, 2023 → Notified: Feb 1, 2024	76d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGFeb 1 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

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/d73d16d9-7706-42aa-b43d-0c96daccc02f.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 2, 2024
Raw hash: c02ac95d0dfc93f1f6a342f4f7efd4b51b007c92b668a9eb88f4afc3b5d0a1d4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Victim entityRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2023

Stated responseOffered identity theft protection services through Experian with indefinite duration.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov