HackingEducationEducationPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 26, 2024

Filed

Apr 8, 2025

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected · nationwide

67,804428 in this filing

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine →

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) reported an external system breach (hacking) on September 26, 2024, involving unauthorized access to an employee email account. The incident compromised names and Social Security numbers of approximately 67,804 individuals, including 428 Maine residents. Notifications were sent on April 8, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 26, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 8, 2025194d ⏱ ME AG >30d28 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 194 days

Sep 26, 2024

Begins

Sep 26, 2024

Discovered

Apr 8, 2025

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0f81799057ac7a062025-04-08Verified
Iowa State AGbd_31778ded704f2f6d2025-04-08Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_6ab7b871b501d6bd2025-04-08Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_6c79effcee6ebf362025-04-08Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_d68c22df129ea1182025-04-08Verified
Oregon State AGbd_dab067214f98a9192025-04-08Verified
California State AGbd_e8b87fa5585fb7082025-04-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_f18c285904f92eea2025-04-08Verified
Washington State AGbd_f350f7480c2e96832025-04-08Verified
Illinois State AGbd_3bf453d2a4cb5c1b2025-04-01 · +7dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
norm: american association of colleges of osteopathic medicine
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 26, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 67,804state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney GeneralReporting the incident to the major nationwide consumer reporting agencies
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took steps to secure its email environment
Engaged independent experts to complete a comprehensive investigation
Undertook a comprehensive review to determine the nature of the information
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Reporting the incident to the major nationwide consumer reporting agencies
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to further enhance the security of its email environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(194 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 194dME resident >60d · 194d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 26, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 8, 2025
194d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 26, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 8, 2025
194d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 26, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 8, 2025	194d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 26, 2024 → Notified: Apr 8, 2025	194d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Illinois State AGApr 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Oregon State AG+7d

California State AG+7d

Montana State AG+7d

Washington State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (IL), last Apr 8 (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-a1252b4f8318/61f2428d-b058-48da-b831-b0ea7543ac0f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 8, 2025
Raw hash: 435f0be2e52b5887a1ece868d247f3b0d2a5edb3c66afc87720d11c0901c21ea

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityAmerican Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Incidentdiscovered Sep 26, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its email environment

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov