HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighResolved

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 12, 2023

Filed

Jul 12, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

11,9802 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc →

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. experienced an external system breach on March 5, 2023, which was discovered on June 12, 2023. The breach affected 11,980 individuals, compromising Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified on July 12, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 12, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 12, 202330d ✓ 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 · 99 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Mar 5, 2023

Begins

Jun 12, 2023

Discovered

Jul 12, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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_afce8668ba44ed9f2023-07-12Verified
Montana State AGbd_d6d7e0c94fce336d2023-07-12Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e92eee198aa7938a2023-07-12Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_34a95533c18cb3242023-07-13 · +1dVerified

Name: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc
norm: accreditation commission for education in nursing

Name: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc
norm: accreditation commission for education in nursing
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jun 12, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 5, 2023
Undetected for: 99 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2023
Affected individuals: 11,980state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected individuals
Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and protection services through IDX
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: Jun 12, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 12, 2023
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 12, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 12, 2023	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 12 · first

Montana State AGJul 12 · first

Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

Maine State AGJul 12 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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/e31d93d9-fb62-4960-8a9c-38a698e2e5d1.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2023
Raw hash: 386aec987f0daa21735b765f23a6ffbe056e0a7a5e97aa943669ef693971e047

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

Victim entityAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jun 12, 2023

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov