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HackingOtherStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Sandy Spring Museum

bd_f05da4c09585db8c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 16, 2025

Filed

Mar 3, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for Sandy Spring Museum →2 incidents on file

Sandy Spring Museum notified consumers of a data security incident discovered on January 16, 2025. An unauthorized individual gained access to systems, potentially exposing names and addresses of former employees and contractors. The museum engaged forensic experts, secured systems, and offered credit monitoring via Epiq.

Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday7 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

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Jan 16, 2025

Discovered

Mar 3, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Maryland State AGFeb 3 · first
Vermont State AG+28d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 3 (MD), last Mar 3 (VT) — a 28-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.