HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

DigiPen Institute of Technology

bd_eaacf141213b117b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 12, 2022

Filed

Jul 26, 2022

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

6,2185 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for DigiPen Institute of Technology →2 incidents on file

DigiPen Institute of Technology experienced an external system breach on April 21, 2022, which was discovered on July 12, 2022. The incident compromised the names and driver's license numbers of 6,218 individuals. Affected parties were notified on July 26, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 12, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 26, 202214d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 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 · 82 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Apr 21, 2022

Begins

Jul 12, 2022

Discovered

Jul 26, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_205f854c90309ba32022-07-26Verified
Indiana State AGbd_776b988d032346ec2022-07-26Verified
Washington State AGbd_df0fc57f279a42fa2022-07-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e53ce57e4c6f04242022-07-26Verified

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Maine State AGbd_6216d9c75317347b2022-07-19 · +7dCandidate

Name: DigiPen Institute of Technology
norm: digipen institute of
Domain: digipen.edu

Name: DigiPen Institute of Technology
norm: digipen institute of
Domain: digipen.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 12, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 21, 2022
Undetected for: 82 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 26, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,218state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Notified affected consumers in writing
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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: Jul 12, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 26, 2022
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 12, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 26, 2022	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJul 19 · first

Montana State AG+7d

Indiana State AG+7d

Washington State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 19 (ME), last Jul 26 (ME) — a 7-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/e4118d75-bb0f-440c-a39f-96976555bff0.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 26, 2022
Raw hash: 625e41170d11ba1ec3ff3c5fb502d550191c66a826bbaea7fb16eb5a45c67522

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDigiPen Institute of Technology

Victim entityDigiPen Institute of Technology

Incidentdiscovered Jul 12, 2022

Stated responseNotified affected consumers in writing

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov