HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Stanly Community College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 13, 2022

Filed

May 24, 2023

To disclose

45 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,3893 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stanly Community College →

Stanly Community College reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between September 9, 2021, and July 29, 2023, discovered on July 13, 2022. The incident compromised the names and driver's license numbers of 5,389 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. The College provided written notification on May 24, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection and credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 13, 2022 → Filed with AG May 24, 2023315d ✗ ME AG >90d45 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 · 307 days

discovery → filing · 45 weeks / 315 days

Sep 9, 2021

Begins

Jul 13, 2022

Discovered

May 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+38 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_33945b1bdde3b3af2023-05-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_40d6ba47bff3d20a2023-05-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c5a00e96c0cf52602023-05-31 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d0555e07284ffd6e2023-05-31 · +7dVerified

Name: Stanly Community College
norm: stanly community college

Name: Stanly Community College
norm: stanly community college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 13, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2021 – Jul 29, 2023
Undetected for: 307 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 5,389state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months identity theft protection and credit monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 45 weeks(315 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 315dME resident >180d · 315d
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: Jul 13, 2022
→ Filed with AG: May 24, 2023
315d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 13, 2022
→ Notified: May 24, 2023
315d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 13, 2022 → Filed with AG: May 24, 2023	315d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 13, 2022 → Notified: May 24, 2023	315d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGMay 24 · first

Indiana State AGMay 24 · first

Maine State AGMay 24 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing May 24 (VT), last May 31 (NH) — a 7-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-a1252b4f8318/59977642-4ad4-4686-883c-ac5633bcebad.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 24, 2023
Raw hash: 7e326f299ff3c2d485bf5789ce35c6123bba50bcbf16f00a9e1c7bcb5ca63a86

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStanly Community College

Victim entityStanly Community College

Incidentdiscovered Jul 13, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov