HackingEducationEducationTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Association of Christian Schools International

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 23, 2024

Filed

Dec 9, 2024

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,7458 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Association of Christian Schools International →

Association of Christian Schools International experienced an external system breach (hacking) between July 5 and July 8, 2024. The incident affected 4,745 individuals, including 8 Maine residents. Potentially compromised data included names combined with other personal identifiers. The organization engaged third-party specialists, secured systems, and offered 12-24 months of credit monitoring. Notices were sent on December 9, 2024.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 23, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 9, 202477d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 80 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Jul 5, 2024

Begins

Sep 23, 2024

Discovered

Dec 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_4c7ee9d1c2b782812024-12-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_bdeaf9c40a3e6cb12024-12-09Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_d35331006c7694cd2024-12-09Verified

Name: Association of Christian Schools International
norm: association of christian schools

Name: Association of Christian Schools International
norm: association of christian schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 23, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 8, 2024
Undetected for: 80 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 9, 2024
Affected individuals: 4,745state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party specialists to assist with determining the nature and scope of the incident
Secured systems
Enhanced the security of the network
Arranged for complimentary credit monitoring service for 12/24 months
Changes made: Enhanced the security of the network
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 · 77d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 23, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 9, 2024
77d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 23, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 9, 2024	77d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGDec 9 · first

Montana State AGDec 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 9 · first

Maine State AGDec 9 · 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/fa46367e-0d1d-4474-8789-0453a7b382c0.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2024
Raw hash: 2151692cb175bb9dcd737d9fe38ffd99aa9bfd85f5968d0435d043b5cedc4378

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAssociation of Christian Schools International

Victim entityAssociation of Christian Schools International

Incidentdiscovered Sep 23, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party specialists to assist with determining the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov