HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsCredentialsPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

Pennsylvania State Education Association

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 18, 2025

Filed

Mar 18, 2025

To disclose

28 days

Affected

1,203state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pennsylvania State Education Association →2 incidents on file

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) notified Maryland AG of a data security incident occurring July 6, 2024, discovered Feb 18, 2025. An unauthorized actor accessed files containing PII, SSNs, financial data, and health info. ~1,203 Maryland residents affected. PSEA engaged forensic investigators, provided substitute notice, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d28 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 227 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Jul 6, 2024

Begins

Feb 18, 2025

Discovered

Mar 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim predates this filing by 255 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_118ed495b3e5b1fd2025-03-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_18c2400cad54db482025-03-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_410f8f4728a914372025-03-18Verified
Washington State AGbd_4eadf3bce2328f762025-03-18Verified

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Montana State AGbd_8b3ad0c34719e9662025-03-18Verified
Delaware State AGbd_e3037620ed0e1d3f2025-03-18Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ab8d33219fbbcab52025-03-19 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_86a32e9f685891e12025-03-17 · +1dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_cf0a4f5883e3837c2025-03-17 · +1dVerified

Name: Pennsylvania State Education Association
norm: pennsylvania state education
Domain: psea.org

Name: Pennsylvania State Education Association
norm: pennsylvania state education
Domain: psea.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 18, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 6, 2024
Undetected for: 227 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,203state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsCredentialsPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity professionals to investigate
Provided notice to impacted individuals via substitute notice
Published notice to state media
Published notice on the PSEA website
Sent email notice to individuals with email addresses
Provided complimentary credit monitoring services to individuals with impacted Social Security numbers
Advised affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advised affected residents about placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on credit files
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dMD AG ≤30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMar 17 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 17 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Delaware State AG+1d

Maryland State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+2d

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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376566.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2025
Raw hash: 000f735fb3b9926a98c7bf9d93d7a92a73dc6ab3062777e0d30406835f91da8f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPennsylvania State Education Association

Victim entityPennsylvania State Education Association

Incidentdiscovered Feb 18, 2025

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity professionals to investigate

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov