HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountHighContained

Prince George County Public Schools

bd_e54ada366fa74a2c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 16, 2024

Filed

Mar 12, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

117,78513 in this filing

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Prince George County Public Schools →2 incidents on file

Prince George County Public Schools reported an external system breach that occurred on August 3, 2023, and was discovered on January 16, 2024. The breach affected 13 Maine residents, compromising names and financial account or card numbers. Notifications were sent to affected individuals on March 12, 2024, and identity theft protection services were offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 16, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 12, 202456d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 166 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Aug 3, 2023

Begins

Jan 16, 2024

Discovered

Mar 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed117,785 affectedView incident

Name: Prince George County Public Schools
norm: prince george county public schools

Name: Prince George County Public Schools
norm: prince george county public schools
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2023
Undetected for: 166 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 12, 2024
Affected individuals: 117,785state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 56d
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: Jan 16, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 12, 2024
56d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 16, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 12, 2024	56d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/37e4ed34-b03c-4293-99cc-d815f40890d5.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 12, 2024
Raw hash: 904587b105b689bfc8e23d51a519ae3b96ba66f963eeda49dd0c138b041a39ae

Reporting entityPrince George County Public Schools

Victim entityPrince George County Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Jan 16, 2024

Stated responseOffered identity theft protection services

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov