HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

North Metro Harness Initiative

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 12, 2025

Filed

Dec 21, 2025

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

17,9373 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for North Metro Harness Initiative →

North Metro Harness Initiative LLC dba Running Aces experienced an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 27 and August 14, 2025. The incident was discovered on August 12, 2025. Approximately 17,937 individuals were affected, including 3 Maine residents. Personal information including names and other identifiers was compromised. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 12, 2025 → Filed with AG Dec 21, 2025131d ✗ ME AG >90d19 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 · 16 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 131 days

Jul 27, 2025

Begins

Aug 12, 2025

Discovered

Dec 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_32911c01c826260b2025-12-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_17acf71d5a8be6782025-12-22 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d0e5768b81bad1d72025-12-19 · +2dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_dcf1949f8b02bdf92025-12-19 · +2dVerified

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Idaho State AGbd_aa2c920d13eaf04c2025-11-24 · +27dCandidate

Name: North Metro Harness Initiative
norm: north metro harness initiative

Name: North Metro Harness Initiative
norm: north metro harness initiative
Also named: North Metro Harness Initiative, LLCdba oflegal entity
Running Acesdba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 12, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 27, 2025 – Aug 14, 2025
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 19, 2025
Affected individuals: 17,937state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Notified law enforcement
Engaged a national cybersecurity firm to assist in assessing the scope of the incident
Took steps to mitigate the potential impact to our community
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Evaluating opportunities to further secure our systems to prevent a similar event from occurring again in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(131 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 131dME resident >60d · 129d
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: Aug 12, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Dec 21, 2025
131d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 12, 2025
→ Notified: Dec 19, 2025
129d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 12, 2025 → Filed with AG: Dec 21, 2025	131d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 12, 2025 → Notified: Dec 19, 2025	129d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Idaho State AGNov 24 · first

Indiana State AG+25d

Nebraska State AG+25d

Massachusetts State AG+27d

Maine State AG+27d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+28d

Pattern: first filing Nov 24 (ID), last Dec 22 (NH) — 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/aa5333da-bd27-4aaa-ab7b-57570d219755.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2025
Raw hash: 4b19000f5680fdd18ec4a04be0f08189710f47267b46479ff973fde6786990b8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorth Metro Harness Initiative

Victim entityNorth Metro Harness Initiative

Incidentdiscovered Aug 12, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov