HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 21, 2026

Filed

Jun 1, 2026

To disclose

11 days

Affected

2,673state residents only

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC. →

Strategic Education Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 02/23/2026 and discovered on 05/21/2026. The incident affected 2,673 Maine residents. The organization provided written notification and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 21, 2026 → Filed with AG Jun 1, 202611d ✓ ME AG ≤30d11 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 · 87 days

discovery → filing · 11 days

Feb 23, 2026

Begins

May 21, 2026

Discovered

Jun 1, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Illinois State AGbd_0b8fdcb25259cb4d2026-06-01Verified
Oregon State AGbd_28bb6ee0982b4f632026-06-01Candidate
California State AGbd_5d13c45fb525d6512026-06-01Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8aaceaf2f3381fb42026-06-01Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_a8a2a510a2084c902026-06-01Verified
Washington State AGbd_cb4c9619494a59ad2026-06-01Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d77c7602660c3ca52026-06-01Verified
Iowa State AGbd_f43a83a0e648c3962026-06-01Verified
Texas State AGbd_9afb0dab02b16f5a2026-06-02 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_b8233d0d40ac3c3d2026-06-02 · +1dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.
norm: strategic education

Name: STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.
norm: strategic education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 21, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 23, 2026
Undetected for: 87 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 29, 2026
Affected individuals: 2,673state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
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 Maine residents
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 11dME CRA notice due
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: May 21, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Jun 1, 2026
11d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 21, 2026 → Filed with AG: Jun 1, 2026	11d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Illinois State AGJun 1 · first

Oregon State AGJun 1 · first

California State AGJun 1 · first

Vermont State AGJun 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 1 · first

Washington State AGJun 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 1 · first

Iowa State AGJun 1 · first

Maine State AGJun 1 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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/d36baa51-5e64-4551-8238-b5384c6eb0cf.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 1, 2026
Raw hash: 4cd6f7c5fcf538e150a8873da3e12e79b5edfd6912fee14746722bf6309e1aac

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySTRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.

Victim entitySTRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 21, 2026

Stated responseSent written notification to affected Maine residents

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov