HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Bridgewater College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 18, 2020

Filed

May 12, 2021

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,2174 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bridgewater College →2 incidents on file

Bridgewater College reported an internal system breach on 10/14/2020, discovered on 11/18/2020. The incident affected 3,217 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The College provided written notification and offered credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 18, 2020 → Filed with AG May 12, 2021175d ✗ ME AG >90d25 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 · 35 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 175 days

Oct 14, 2020

Begins

Nov 18, 2020

Discovered

May 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_b34f887b6470e41d2021-05-12Verified
Indiana State AGbd_84372ad19e825ec42021-04-27 · +15dVerified

Name: Bridgewater College
norm: bridgewater college

Name: Bridgewater College
norm: bridgewater college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 18, 2020
Breach occurred: Oct 14, 2020
Undetected for: 35 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 27, 2021
Affected individuals: 3,217state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered IDX, Single Bureau credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(175 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 175dME resident >60d · 160d
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 18, 2020
→ Filed with AG: May 12, 2021
175d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 18, 2020
→ Notified: Apr 27, 2021
160d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 18, 2020 → Filed with AG: May 12, 2021	175d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 18, 2020 → Notified: Apr 27, 2021	160d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGApr 27 · first

Massachusetts State AG+15d

Maine State AG+15d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 27 (IN), last May 12 (ME) — a 15-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-a1252b4f8318/2572e0c6-cc6d-4d59-a618-41215af93b71.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 12, 2021
Raw hash: d44e27576d1bb8fe784a5f280e04b7896163f27184625e68766af5e8e705b5dc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBridgewater College

Victim entityBridgewater College

Incidentdiscovered Nov 18, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov