HackingTechnologyInformationTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Racal Acoustics Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 6, 2025

Filed

Feb 25, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

251 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Racal Acoustics Ltd. →

Racal Acoustics Ltd. reported an external system breach (hacking) beginning May 2, 2024. The incident affected 25 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. Racal engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian. Notices were sent on February 24, 2025.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 6, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 25, 202550d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 249 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

May 2, 2024

Begins

Jan 6, 2025

Discovered

Feb 25, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

11 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_6dfa4bbccbb658582025-02-25Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_920402a466d1fe252025-02-24 · +1dCandidate

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Racal Acoustics Ltd.
norm: racal acoustics
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 6, 2025
Breach occurred: May 2, 2024
Undetected for: 249 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 24, 2025
Affected individuals: 25state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged an independent cybersecurity specialist to assist with the process
Provided notice of the incident and afforded these employees identity protection
Reviewed the accessed files
Implemented additional safeguards and training
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian
Notified law enforcement and will cooperate with any resulting investigation
Changes made: Reviewed and updating existing procedures
Implementing enhanced safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 50d
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: Jan 6, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 25, 2025
50d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 6, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 25, 2025	50d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGFeb 24 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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-a1252b4f8318/8956cbce-2c2e-4a58-8a89-9a51dcd48bdf.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 25, 2025
Raw hash: ce96a06a55f436fd7122226194b0a638d27cd75cc27479c10650d6a1f6c99aa1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityRacal Acoustics Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 6, 2025

Stated responseEngaged an independent cybersecurity specialist to assist with the process

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov