HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Des Moines Public Schools

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 9, 2023

Filed

Jun 16, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,6691 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Des Moines Public Schools →

Des Moines Public Schools experienced an external system breach (hacking) from November 24, 2022, to January 9, 2023. The breach was discovered on January 9, 2023. The breach affected 6,669 individuals, including one Maine resident. The compromised data included names and financial account/debit/credit card numbers. In response, the school offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Transunion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 9, 2023 → Filed with AG Jun 16, 2023158d ✗ ME AG >90d23 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 · 46 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 158 days

Nov 24, 2022

Begins

Jan 9, 2023

Discovered

Jun 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6f0d1e9efdf527a72023-06-16Verified
Montana State AGbd_dc8dd13fab2cbce72023-06-16Verified
Indiana State AGbd_fae938ab361a0ae82023-06-16Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_20313de921a65b8f2023-06-20 · +4dVerified

Name: Des Moines Public Schools
norm: des moines public schools

Name: Des Moines Public Schools
norm: des moines public schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 9, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 24, 2022 – Jan 9, 2023
Undetected for: 46 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 6,669state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Transunion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(158 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 158dME resident >60d · 158d
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: Jan 9, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jun 16, 2023
158d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 9, 2023
→ Notified: Jun 16, 2023
158d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 9, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jun 16, 2023	158d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 9, 2023 → Notified: Jun 16, 2023	158d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 16 · first

Montana State AGJun 16 · first

Indiana State AGJun 16 · first

Maine State AGJun 16 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/74384da6-6265-49b4-a929-87192a33eaf6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 16, 2023
Raw hash: a9225cf98adf6fb62f532841934888b73d7e59aa9bf749cb8d892ce74d475591

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDes Moines Public Schools

Victim entityDes Moines Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jan 9, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Transunion

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov