HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLow

Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 21, 2023

Filed

Nov 29, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2401 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc. →

Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred on March 20, 2023, and was discovered on September 21, 2023. The incident affected 240 individuals, compromising names and financial account or card numbers with their associated security codes or PINs. The company notified affected individuals on November 29, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 21, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 29, 202369d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 185 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 69 days

Mar 20, 2023

Begins

Sep 21, 2023

Discovered

Nov 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed240 affectedView incident

Name: Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.
norm: comprehensive auto resource

Name: Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.
norm: comprehensive auto resource
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 21, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 20, 2023
Undetected for: 185 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 240state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered identity theft protection services
Changes made: 12 Months. Credit monitoring and identity restoration services provided by Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(69 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 69d
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: Sep 21, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 29, 2023
69d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 21, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 29, 2023	69d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/2759dab6-bb79-41ac-ad86-81bc690fb2da.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 29, 2023
Raw hash: ef943f40612ac908751e3a2353c3a56d52f078d9bc1d7ac0e4831463cf7f333d

Reporting entityComprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.

Victim entityComprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 21, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov