HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

American Theological Library Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 26, 2024

Filed

Sep 18, 2024

To disclose

23 days

Affected · nationwide

711 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for American Theological Library Association →

American Theological Library Association (Atla) reported a breach where an employee email account was accessed between June 24-27, 2024. Atla discovered the incident on August 26, 2024, determining that names and Social Security numbers were potentially exposed. 71 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. Atla secured the account, engaged forensic investigators, and notified affected individuals on September 18, 2024, offering 12 months of Experian credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 26, 2024 → Filed with AG Sep 18, 202423d ✓ ME AG ≤30d23 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 · 63 days

discovery → filing · 23 days

Jun 24, 2024

Begins

Aug 26, 2024

Discovered

Sep 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_239564ac87a7faf32024-09-18Verified

Name: American Theological Library Association
norm: american theological library

Name: American Theological Library Association
norm: american theological library
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 26, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 24, 2024 – Jun 27, 2024
Undetected for: 63 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 71state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the email account
Began an internal investigation
Engaged a forensic security firm to investigate and confirm the security of our email and computer systems
Changes made: Offered a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 days(23 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 23d
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: Aug 26, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Sep 18, 2024
23d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 26, 2024 → Filed with AG: Sep 18, 2024	23d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGSep 18 · first

Maine State AGSep 18 · 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-a1252b4f8318/474452a1-ac50-4d07-9661-40f8728c45ad.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 18, 2024
Raw hash: ba6ef574d6699bc0ed18a8d40af0908f9215123b9d03c7621c07ba6696ddbbc0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Theological Library Association

Victim entityAmerican Theological Library Association

Incidentdiscovered Aug 26, 2024

Stated responseSecured the email account

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov