HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Blair Academy

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 20, 2020

Filed

Dec 9, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,77313 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Blair Academy →

Blair Academy, an educational institution located in Blairstown, New Jersey, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 20, 2020, and discovered on October 20, 2020. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 4,773 individuals, including 13 Maine residents. The organization provided written notification on December 9, 2020, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through CyberScout.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 20, 2020 → Filed with AG Dec 9, 202050d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 153 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

May 20, 2020

Begins

Oct 20, 2020

Discovered

Dec 9, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_092f1645e25ce0332020-12-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_60b5bc8619fadf712020-12-09Verified
Indiana State AGbd_87095805d52a23012020-12-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bbacafc73a0e39ea2020-12-18 · +9dVerified

Name: Blair Academy
norm: blair academy
Domain: blair.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Blair Academy
norm: blair academy
Domain: blair.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Oct 20, 2020
Breach occurred: May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 153 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 4,773state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security 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 24 Months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through CyberScout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 50d
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: Oct 20, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Dec 9, 2020
50d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 20, 2020 → Filed with AG: Dec 9, 2020	50d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 9 · first

Montana State AGDec 9 · first

Indiana State AGDec 9 · first

Maine State AGDec 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Dec 9 (MA), last Dec 18 (NH) — a 9-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/cd0b613b-3678-4073-bc99-bf774398f08d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2020
Raw hash: 8d8b97588d4509dcc9db771eca920465610bfc68f054ffb101956e820c3782bc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlair Academy

Victim entityBlair Academy

Incidentdiscovered Oct 20, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov