MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)EmploymentHighContained

Prince George County Public Schools

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 6, 2025

Filed

Aug 28, 2025

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,9592 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Prince George County Public Schools →2 incidents on file

Prince George County Public Schools (PGCPS) disclosed a ransomware attack occurring on July 2, 2025, discovered on July 6, 2025. The incident impacted 3,959 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Employee PII, including SSNs, driver's licenses, and medical info, was compromised. PGCPS engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement (FBI, VA State Police), and provided 24 months of Kroll identity monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 6, 2025 → Filed with AG Aug 28, 202553d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Jul 2, 2025

Begins

Jul 6, 2025

Discovered

Aug 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_75f04e635d027bdf2025-08-28Verified

Name: Prince George County Public Schools
norm: prince george county public schools

Name: Prince George County Public Schools
norm: prince george county public schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 6, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 2, 2025
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,959state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Cooperating with FBI’s Cyber Crimes DivisionCooperating with Cyber Fusion Center of the Virginia State Police
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged outside cybersecurity experts to assist and investigate
Contacted and cooperating with state and federal law enforcement, including the FBI’s Cyber Crimes Division and the Cyber Fusion Center of the Virginia State Police
Arranged to provide complimentary identity monitoring for any individual with data possibly implicated by this incident
Changes made: Took steps to stop the ransomware
Systems were rapidly secured and restored to normal
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 53d
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 6, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Aug 28, 2025
53d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 6, 2025 → Filed with AG: Aug 28, 2025	53d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 28 · first

Maine State AGAug 28 · first · 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-a1252b4f8318/1a81abab-ef65-456c-9d7a-53837cdb2464.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 28, 2025
Raw hash: 48d03e520e1f72ac6b788750c1cc5433854cd1b4c04f770dfc6639fcc52d2998

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPrince George County Public Schools

Victim entityPrince George County Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jul 6, 2025

Stated responseEngaged outside cybersecurity experts to assist and investigate

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov