HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Connecticut College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 11, 2024

Filed

Sep 12, 2024

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected

1,871state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Connecticut College →5 incidents on file

Connecticut College reported a supplemental data breach to the Maine Attorney General affecting 1,871 Maine residents. The incident, an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 3, 2023, was discovered on January 11, 2024. Notifications were sent in February and August 2024. Affected data included names and government identifiers. Experian identity protection services were offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 11, 2024 → Filed with AG Sep 12, 2024245d ✗ ME AG >90d35 weeks 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 · 314 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 245 days

Mar 3, 2023

Begins

Jan 11, 2024

Discovered

Sep 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_9e41d6af1068fd2d2024-08-31 · +12dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a150417b7cab79bb2024-08-20 · +23dCandidate
Illinois State AGbd_882315fc0b5708342024-08-01 · +42dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Connecticut College
norm: connecticut college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 11, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 3, 2023
Undetected for: 314 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,871state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(245 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 245dME CRA notice due
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: Jan 11, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Sep 12, 2024
245d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 11, 2024 → Filed with AG: Sep 12, 2024	245d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+19d

Washington State AG+30d

Maine State AG+42d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (IL), last Sep 12 (ME) — a 42-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-a1252b4f8318/65a317e4-db08-49ec-bba0-423393b234ee.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 12, 2024
Raw hash: d6f66ab5ab70149aafd31e1a3a181839d0f1bc7ea662093c19a1a980712c5959

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityConnecticut College

Incidentdiscovered Jan 11, 2024

Stated responseOffering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov