HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Stonington Public Schools

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 27, 2021

Filed

Nov 1, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,7652 in this filing

Linked

2 records

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Stonington Public Schools →

Stonington Public Schools reported an external system breach that occurred between September 25 and September 27, 2021. The breach was discovered on September 27, 2021, and affected 2 Maine residents. The compromised information included names and Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were offered two years of complimentary identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 27, 2021 → Filed with AG Nov 1, 202135d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Sep 25, 2021

Begins

Sep 27, 2021

Discovered

Nov 1, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 2 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesabbathbd_44fe29b983d610a82021-11-22 · +21dVerified by operator

Name: Stonington Public Schools
norm: stonington public schools

Name: Stonington Public Schools
norm: stonington public schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 27, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 25, 2021 – Sep 27, 2021
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 1, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,765state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered complimentary two (2) years of identity theft protection services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 35d
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: Sep 27, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Nov 1, 2021
35d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 27, 2021 → Filed with AG: Nov 1, 2021	35d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/5720e4c7-0468-49a6-ab6a-2e589103111a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 1, 2021
Raw hash: 73ceac0e6480402849b21862126fc88c4b49407a24b75daac4d3e4b5ffae0403

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entityStonington Public Schools

Victim entityStonington Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Sep 27, 2021

Stated responseOffered complimentary two (2) years of identity theft protection services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov