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AccidentalEducationEducationMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)EducationLowResolved

Maine Community College System

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 21, 2026

Filed

Mar 27, 2026

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

8state residents only

Confidence

66%
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Maine Community College System reported a technical error on 01-21-2026 that temporarily merged student accounts, exposing personal and academic data of 8 individuals. The error occurred between March and October 2025. Notifications were sent on 03-25-2026, and 1-year credit monitoring was offered.

Maine clockDiscovered Jan 21, 2026 → Filed with AG Mar 27, 202665d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 320 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Mar 7, 2025

Begins

Jan 21, 2026

Discovered

Mar 27, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed8 affectedView incident

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.