DisclosureLens
HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Barrick Gold Corporation

bd_0973614e28197662 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 20, 2023

Filed

Jan 3, 2024

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

2,7611 in this filing

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Barrick Gold Corporation →2 incidents on file

Barrick Gold Corporation reported an external system breach that occurred between May 28, 2023, and June 2, 2023. The breach was discovered on December 20, 2023. The incident affected one Maine resident, compromising their name and Social Security number. In response, the company offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Dec 20, 2023 → Filed with AG Jan 3, 202414d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 206 days
discovery → filing · 14 days

May 28, 2023

Begins

Dec 20, 2023

Discovered

Jan 3, 2024

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,761 affectedView incident

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.