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HackingEducationEducationIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Cambridge College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 6, 2023

Filed

Aug 4, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

30,36896 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Cambridge College →2 incidents on file

Cambridge College reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, stating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred between February 20, 2023, and March 2, 2023. The breach was discovered on July 6, 2023. The incident affected 96 Maine residents, and the compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Cambridge College offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring services through Equifax to those affected.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d29 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 · 136 days
discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 20, 2023

Begins

Jul 6, 2023

Discovered

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by monti about this victim predates this filing by 142 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 7d gap

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGAug 4 · first
Montana State AGAug 4 · first
California State AGAug 4 · first
Vermont State AGAug 4 · first
Indiana State AGAug 4 · first
Maine State AGAug 4 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (MA), last Aug 11 (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.