HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Perth Amboy Public Schools

bd_edd2dd1a5ae46824 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 11, 2020

Filed

Jan 11, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,8723 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Perth Amboy Public Schools →

Perth Amboy Public Schools (NJ) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 15, 2020, and June 17, 2020, discovered on November 11, 2020. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 3,872 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Notification was sent on January 5, 2021, offering 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 11, 2020 → Filed with AG Jan 11, 202161d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 210 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 61 days

Apr 15, 2020

Begins

Nov 11, 2020

Discovered

Jan 11, 2021

Filed

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Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,872 affectedView incident

Name: Perth Amboy Public Schools
norm: perth amboy public schools
Domain: paps.net
Industry: Education

Name: Perth Amboy Public Schools
norm: perth amboy public schools
Domain: paps.net
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 11, 2020
Breach occurred: Apr 15, 2020 – Jun 17, 2020
Undetected for: 210 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 3,872state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring services for 12 months through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 61d
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: Nov 11, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Jan 11, 2021
61d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 11, 2020 → Filed with AG: Jan 11, 2021	61d	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/be1eb34a-4b9d-4c11-924f-2ad91dfc4ce4.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 11, 2021
Raw hash: 882738848750f4b71fcc68e25410e5b154c78bdf3dc2f93dcd44619d11bed37a

Reporting entityPerth Amboy Public Schools

Victim entityPerth Amboy Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Nov 11, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov