HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedPIIGovernment IDHighContained

Sugar Steel Corporation

bd_07a35eb922454393 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 22, 2020

Filed

Sep 17, 2021

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,2762 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Sugar Steel Corporation →

Sugar Steel Corporation reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 8, 2020, discovered on December 22, 2020. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 6,276 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The company notified affected individuals in writing on September 17, 2021, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 22, 2020 → Filed with AG Sep 17, 2021269d ✗ ME AG >90d38 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 · 14 days

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 269 days

Dec 8, 2020

Begins

Dec 22, 2020

Discovered

Sep 17, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_052d141a3a4da3082021-09-17Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_18e1fd2b96daaa6b2021-09-17Verified
California State AGbd_28baf0b22a3a35282021-09-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5ebe9032a9fa41042021-09-17Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_9303786b55af15b42021-09-21 · +4dVerified

Name: Sugar Steel Corporation
norm: sugar and steel
Domain: sugarsteel.com

Name: Sugar Steel Corporation
norm: sugar and steel
Domain: sugarsteel.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Dec 22, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 8, 2020
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 17, 2021
Affected individuals: 6,276state + nationwide
Data types: PIIGovernment ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(269 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 269dME resident >180d · 269d
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: Dec 22, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Sep 17, 2021
269d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 22, 2020
→ Notified: Sep 17, 2021
269d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 22, 2020 → Filed with AG: Sep 17, 2021	269d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 22, 2020 → Notified: Sep 17, 2021	269d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGSep 17 · first

Indiana State AGSep 17 · first

California State AGSep 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 17 · first

Maine State AGSep 17 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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/ccfb3601-a8c0-49f0-a65f-399b2c49763b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 17, 2021
Raw hash: 9a3142c51f20e19aefc4d40ff9b7d276d4b77e081c6abab7e1926469d966b60a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySugar Steel Corporation

Victim entitySugar Steel Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Dec 22, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov