HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Charleston School of Law

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 5, 2025

Filed

May 30, 2025

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Charleston School of Law →

Charleston School of Law reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 3 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Jan 15 and Feb 10, 2025. The school discovered the incident on Feb 5, 2025, and notified affected individuals on May 29, 2025. Only names were potentially accessed. Experian IdentityWorks was offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 5, 2025 → Filed with AG May 30, 2025114d ✗ ME AG >90d16 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 114 days

Jan 15, 2025

Begins

Feb 5, 2025

Discovered

May 30, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_68461e2b9c0ee4992025-05-30Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_3afc97519cb68f452025-05-29 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_ef2942f775fc7cf32025-05-29 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_93ddd6ef6a982e582025-06-02 · +3dVerified

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South Carolina State AGbd_fc26dbd7bca234822025-06-04 · +5dVerified

Name: Charleston School of Law
norm: charleston school of law
Domain: charlestonlaw.edu

Name: Charleston School of Law
norm: charleston school of law
Domain: charlestonlaw.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 5, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 15, 2025 – Feb 10, 2025
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 29, 2025
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary membership of Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(114 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 114dME resident >60d · 113d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 5, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 30, 2025
114d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 5, 2025
→ Notified: May 29, 2025
113d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 5, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 30, 2025	114d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 5, 2025 → Notified: May 29, 2025	113d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Nebraska State AGMay 29 · first

Indiana State AGMay 29 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

South Carolina State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing May 29 (NE), last Jun 4 (SC) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/8ea7381e-72cc-48d1-b961-9cba3481f9bf.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 30, 2025
Raw hash: a990065cde575d58d9335fc3030a2e0508c46f9b5bc13db0f4da175d7379b1d7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCharleston School of Law

Victim entityCharleston School of Law

Incidentdiscovered Feb 5, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov