HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

THE PEDDIE SCHOOL

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 24, 2024

Filed

Mar 25, 2025

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,7835 in this filing

Linked

11 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for THE PEDDIE SCHOOL →2 incidents on file

The Peddie School reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between October 30 and December 22, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security numbers/taxpayer IDs of 5,783 individuals, including 5 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on December 24, 2024. The School notified the FBI, engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. This filing is a supplemental notice to the Maine Attorney General.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 421 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 91 days

Oct 30, 2023

Begins

Dec 24, 2024

Discovered

Mar 25, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 11 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim was first seen 393 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_476bc789fe64eb5c2024-02-26 · +392dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_01348cdc5130e7152025-03-25Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_2bbea5f218dcba152025-03-25Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_617cc5ebbb2569602025-03-25Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_77e79094ddea2d022024-07-05 · +263dVerified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 394d gap

Montana State AGbd_04da857c7689a7942024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_192ce03072cfe7ee2024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_8affa2eb7369cfbd2024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_cd727856660b6df82024-05-23 · +306dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_1dd6b58e62fdd6752026-04-23 · +394dVerified by operator

Name: THE PEDDIE SCHOOL
norm: the peddie school
Domain: peddie.org
Industry: Education

Name: THE PEDDIE SCHOOL
norm: the peddie school
Domain: peddie.org
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 24, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 30, 2023 – Dec 22, 2023
Undetected for: 421 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 25, 2025
Affected individuals: 5,783state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Worked with third-party cybersecurity specialists to determine what happened
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Implemented additional security measures within the network
Completed a review of policies and procedures to mitigate reoccurrence
Offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring and identity restoration
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures within the network
Completed a review of policies and procedures to mitigate reoccurrence
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(91 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 91d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 24, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 25, 2025
91d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 24, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 25, 2025	91d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGMay 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 23 · first

Indiana State AGMay 23 · first

Vermont State AGMay 23 · first

Maine State AG+43d

New Hampshire State AG+306d

Vermont State AG+306d

Nebraska State AG+306d

Maine State AG+306d · this page

Maryland State AG+700d

Pattern: first filing May 23 (MT), last Apr 23 (MD) — a 700-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-a1252b4f8318/1756f259-9592-40dc-84a0-120b6b04b356.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 25, 2025
Raw hash: 105efb8757108c920bb4383217df4c3ac0026d357cc228688be8e605d2636626

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE PEDDIE SCHOOL

Victim entityTHE PEDDIE SCHOOL

Incidentdiscovered Dec 24, 2024

Stated responseWorked with third-party cybersecurity specialists to determine what happened

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov