HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Greensboro College

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 5, 2024

Filed

Feb 29, 2024

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

52,56946 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Greensboro College →

Greensboro College, an educational institution in North Carolina, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on August 10, 2023, discovered on February 5, 2024. The incident affected 52,569 individuals, including 46 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The College provided written notification on February 29, 2024, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring through Epiq/TransUnion.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d24 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 · 179 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Aug 10, 2023

Begins

Feb 5, 2024

Discovered

Feb 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 182 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_524715487c0bf4362023-08-30 · +182dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0be97489282b227f2024-02-29Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_342760eca84630f22024-02-29Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_40dd104ac0922a062024-02-29Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_73d406e4632574482024-02-29Verified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_b9c21cda55b0f54b2024-02-29Verified by operator

Name: Greensboro College
norm: greensboro college
Domain: greensboro.edu

Name: Greensboro College
norm: greensboro college
Domain: greensboro.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Feb 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 10, 2023
Undetected for: 179 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 52,569state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring through Epiq/TransUnion with call center services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 24d
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: Feb 5, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 29, 2024
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 5, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 29, 2024	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGFeb 29 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 29 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 29 · first

Maine State AGFeb 29 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/0e686d50-3d06-4414-bdda-4775a525e876.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 29, 2024
Raw hash: 885177c4e09de22329c948c6cb81a2c621e93f3196165d0ae5e5d8ad0e0c7057

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGreensboro College

Victim entityGreensboro College

Incidentdiscovered Feb 5, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov