HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)HighContained

St. Joseph’s College of Maine

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 20, 2025

Filed

Mar 21, 2025

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

126,58023,203 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for St. Joseph’s College of Maine →2 incidents on file

St. Joseph’s College of Maine reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Dec 15, 2023, and Jan 24, 2024. Discovered on Feb 20, 2025, the incident affected 126,580 individuals (23,203 in Maine). Personal names were accessed. The College contained the incident, engaged forensic professionals, notified the FBI, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 20, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 21, 202529d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days 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 · 433 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Dec 15, 2023

Begins

Feb 20, 2025

Discovered

Mar 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1c08b719c91d2e392025-03-21Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_1fa5d3c2191361612025-03-21Verified
Maryland State AGbd_646ed6bdb7fb507e2025-03-21Verified
Vermont State AGbd_71ab59a83b1822602025-03-21Verified

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Washington State AGbd_74be514a8c5e1a792025-03-21Verified
Montana State AGbd_b59dbd6dbb62ca592025-03-21Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_bf78bf4d9e2a72602025-03-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f85a15202eb938f52025-03-25 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_03481a34e4e765242025-03-26 · +5dVerified
Rhode Island State AGbd_1648483f544690a82025-03-27 · +6dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: St. Joseph’s College of Maine
norm: st joseph s college of maine
Industry: Education

Name: St. Joseph’s College of Maine
norm: st joseph s college of maine
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 20, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 15, 2023 – Jan 24, 2024
Undetected for: 433 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 21, 2025
Affected individuals: 126,580state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigations
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Contained the incident
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigations
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Changes made: Offered 12 months of Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29dME CRA notice due
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: Feb 20, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Mar 21, 2025
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 20, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 21, 2025	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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California State AGMar 21 · first

Indiana State AGMar 21 · first

Maryland State AGMar 21 · first

Vermont State AGMar 21 · first

Washington State AGMar 21 · first

Montana State AGMar 21 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 21 · first

Maine State AGMar 21 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Rhode Island State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Mar 21 (CA), last Mar 27 (RI) — a 6-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 11 — 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/a5a9e39a-f847-4c4a-b745-a6e841c8f62f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 21, 2025
Raw hash: 894f2f5fe3adb2fde1e67b69bf48887f3aea6c44abbc841245985a29d8501461

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySt. Joseph’s College of Maine

Victim entitySt. Joseph’s College of Maine

Incidentdiscovered Feb 20, 2025

Stated responseContained the incident

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov