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PhysicalEducationEducationTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Art Center Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 8, 2023

Filed

Mar 14, 2023

To disclose

6 days

Affected · nationwide

1,2521 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Art Center Inc →

Art Center Inc. (dba Northwest College of Art & Design) reported the loss or theft of a device containing personal information of 1,252 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach occurred on October 27, 2022, and was discovered on March 8, 2023. Affected data included names and financial account numbers. The entity provided 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

Maine clockDiscovered Mar 8, 2023 → Filed with AG Mar 14, 20236d ✓ ME AG ≤30d6 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 · 132 days
discovery → filing · 6 days

Oct 27, 2022

Begins

Mar 8, 2023

Discovered

Mar 14, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

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

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGMar 14 · first
Vermont State AGMar 14 · first
Washington State AGMar 14 · first
Montana State AGMar 14 · first
Maine State AGMar 14 · first · this page

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.