HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Newcourse Communications

bd_b985fda5696f937e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 5, 2022

Filed

Aug 19, 2022

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

47,9705 in this filing

Linked

22 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Newcourse Communications →2 incidents on file

Newcourse Communications reported a data breach affecting 5 Maine residents. The breach, an external system hack, occurred between April 27, 2022, and May 3, 2022, and was discovered on August 5, 2022. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Newcourse Communications offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through IDX to those affected.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 5, 2022 → Filed with AG Aug 19, 202214d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 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 · 100 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Apr 27, 2022

Begins

Aug 5, 2022

Discovered

Aug 19, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 22 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_bf5ce53274f026bc2022-10-20 · +62dVerified
Maine State AGbd_162ec875b80cff572022-10-23 · +65dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_d1dd6ed547312c252022-10-23 · +65dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a829d9b14093375b2022-10-24 · +66dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 92d gap

California State AGbd_da8cccd6047f90ca2022-10-28 · +70dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_5fadd5173c94563f2022-10-29 · +71dVerified
Maine State AGbd_84fe1f7d14f65eaa2022-10-29 · +71dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_2a5cd69b05306de32022-11-04 · +77dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_be556e9d554f359c2022-11-07 · +80dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3407f702f28d99cf2022-11-19 · +92dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 21 linked disclosures.

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com

Discovered: Aug 5, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2022 – May 3, 2022
Undetected for: 100 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 18, 2022
Affected individuals: 47,970state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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: Aug 5, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Aug 19, 2022
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 5, 2022 → Filed with AG: Aug 19, 2022	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 19 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+62d

Maine State AG+65d

Massachusetts State AG+65d

New Hampshire State AG+66d

California State AG+70d

Massachusetts State AG+71d

Maine State AG+71d

Indiana State AG+77d

New Hampshire State AG+80d

Maine State AG+92d

Pattern: first filing Aug 19 (ME), last Nov 19 (ME) — a 92-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 21 — 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-a1252b4f8318/723f7327-59b4-49d1-b655-af2f6de4e261.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 19, 2022
Raw hash: be31b27c5317deb681a65fadefa292a8ec2c5140d68b3ab771def63ed2d92b6d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewcourse Communications

Victim entityNewcourse Communications

Incidentdiscovered Aug 5, 2022

Stated responseOffered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov