HackingEducationProfessional ServicesEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

National Center for Construction Education and Research

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 21, 2025

Filed

May 22, 2026

To disclose

14 months

Affected · nationwide

15,19325 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for National Center for Construction Education and Research →2 incidents on file

National Center for Construction Education and Research Ltd. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 20, 2025, discovered on March 21, 2025. The incident affected 15,193 individuals nationwide, including 25 Maine residents. Data types compromised included names and other personal identifiers combined with government IDs. The organization provided identity theft protection services via Cyberscout (TransUnion).

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 21, 2025 → Filed with AG May 22, 2026427d ✗ ME AG >90d14 months 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 427 days

Mar 20, 2025

Begins

Mar 21, 2025

Discovered

May 22, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+52 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9edfbca4d61fe99b2026-05-27 · +5dCandidate
Texas State AGbd_82a8f37e401323f12026-05-28 · +6dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGQuilinbd_3da65e266e462bc12026-05-01 · +21dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_c8e7a1544e3679b02026-05-01 · +21dVerified

Name: National Center for Construction Education and Research
norm: national center for construction education and research

Name: National Center for Construction Education and Research
norm: national center for construction education and research
Industry: EducationllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 20, 2025
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 1, 2026
Affected individuals: 15,193state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered identity theft protection services through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(427 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 427dME resident >180d · 406d
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: Mar 21, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 22, 2026
427d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 21, 2025
→ Notified: May 1, 2026
406d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 21, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 22, 2026	427d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 21, 2025 → Notified: May 1, 2026	406d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Nebraska State AGMay 1 · first

Indiana State AGMay 1 · first

Maine State AG+21d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+26d

Texas State AG+27d

Pattern: first filing May 1 (NE), last May 28 (TX) — a 27-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-a1252b4f8318/9ae1cf93-bb0b-4a96-8357-a488d8e969dd.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 22, 2026
Raw hash: 721acc5fbf250fcf288de4b1e357e577d947e895b8400dcea704602786ea1780

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Center for Construction Education and Research

Victim entityNational Center for Construction Education and Research

Incidentdiscovered Mar 21, 2025

Stated responseOffered identity theft protection services through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov