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The Ability Experience

bd_0cda528cf1923498 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 3, 2024

Filed

Dec 2, 2024

To disclose

43 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,1891 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for The Ability Experience →

The Ability Experience, a non-profit organization, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on January 26, 2024, discovered on February 3, 2024. The incident compromised personal information from indemnity waivers signed by participants and supporters. 3,189 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. The organization engaged external cybersecurity professionals for forensic investigation and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX to affected individuals. Notification letters were sent on December 2, 2024.

Maine clockDiscovered Feb 3, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 2, 2024303d ✗ ME AG >90d43 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 · 8 days
discovery → filing · 43 weeks / 303 days

Jan 26, 2024

Begins

Feb 3, 2024

Discovered

Dec 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+35 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 7d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Washington State AGDec 2 · first
Indiana State AGDec 2 · first
Montana State AGDec 2 · first
Maine State AGDec 2 · first · this page
Massachusetts State AG+1d
New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Dec 2 (WA), last Dec 9 (NH) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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.