HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Anna Maria College

bd_b806101364e080b0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 25, 2021

Filed

Nov 24, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2361 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Anna Maria College →2 incidents on file

Anna Maria College experienced an external system breach (hacking) on January 25, 2021, discovered on October 25, 2021. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 236 individuals, including one Maine resident. The college notified affected individuals in writing on November 24, 2021, and provided 12 months of credit and identity monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 25, 2021 → Filed with AG Nov 24, 202130d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 273 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jan 25, 2021

Begins

Oct 25, 2021

Discovered

Nov 24, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1e5273151ef1fae72021-11-24Verified
Montana State AGbd_caeac2def6f891132021-11-24Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_60e5ef7646763ddb2021-11-29 · +5dVerified

Name: Anna Maria College
norm: anna maria college
Domain: annamaria.edu

Name: Anna Maria College
norm: anna maria college
Domain: annamaria.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 25, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2021
Undetected for: 273 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 24, 2021
Affected individuals: 236state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring services from Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Oct 25, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Nov 24, 2021
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 25, 2021 → Filed with AG: Nov 24, 2021	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 24 · first

Montana State AGNov 24 · first

Maine State AGNov 24 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 24 (MA), last Nov 29 (NH) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/0fea7deb-c521-4039-bc64-45b7c2afb3f6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 24, 2021
Raw hash: 74ff788d288a3c55e4abf4dfcea791eb9ce644f27162c4b0c1610440597ea902

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAnna Maria College

Victim entityAnna Maria College

Incidentdiscovered Oct 25, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov