HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceDelayed DiscoveryData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

PayNorthwest, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 1, 2021

Filed

May 4, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5852 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

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PayNorthwest, LLC reported an external system breach that occurred on April 23, 2020, and was discovered nearly a year later on April 1, 2021. The incident affected 585 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. In response, PayNorthwest provided written notifications to the affected parties on April 30, 2021, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 1, 2021 → Filed with AG May 4, 202133d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 343 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Apr 23, 2020

Begins

Apr 1, 2021

Discovered

May 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0b51c87a98ebb5872021-04-30 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_b2227a2f30c9b3c32021-04-30 · +4dVerified

Name: PayNorthwest, LLC
norm: paynorthwest

Name: PayNorthwest, LLC
norm: paynorthwest
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 23, 2020
Undetected for: 343 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 30, 2021
Affected individuals: 585state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring from ID Experts MyIDCare
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 33d
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: Apr 1, 2021
→ Filed with AG: May 4, 2021
33d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 1, 2021 → Filed with AG: May 4, 2021	33d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGApr 30 · first

Indiana State AGApr 30 · first

Maine State AG+4d · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/dbe601a3-79cf-4f60-819e-35fffa427449.shtml
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Filed at: May 4, 2021
Raw hash: 5b29289b88937398b73d9d111440f6f52a824ffad14e401b19e4e07ddd23018d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPayNorthwest, LLC

Victim entityPayNorthwest, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 1, 2021

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov