HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Gelt Finance, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 7, 2022

Filed

Jul 26, 2022

To disclose

19 days

Affected · nationwide

5161 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Gelt Finance, Inc. →

Gelt Finance, Inc. reported a cybersecurity incident to the Maine Attorney General on July 18, 2022. The breach occurred on July 6, 2022, and was discovered on July 7, 2022, following unusual activity on a server. The incident affected 516 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The data compromised included names and driver's license numbers. Gelt Finance provided 24 months of identity protection and credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 7, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 26, 202219d ✓ ME AG ≤30d19 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 19 days

Jul 6, 2022

Begins

Jul 7, 2022

Discovered

Jul 26, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_486202022efd9d452022-07-27 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_dc2a453e5329e4102022-07-27 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_a842d51c136127492022-07-12 · +14dVerified

Name: Gelt Finance, Inc.
norm: gelt finance
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Gelt Finance, Inc.
norm: gelt finance
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 7, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 6, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 18, 2022
Affected individuals: 516state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Sent electronic notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of IDX's privacy and identity protection plan
Offered 24 months of Single Bureau Credit Monitoring services
Offered up to $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 19d
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: Jul 7, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 26, 2022
19d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 7, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 26, 2022	19d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

Maine State AG+14d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+15d

Montana State AG+15d

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (IN), last Jul 27 (MT) — a 15-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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/c0788a2d-7569-44c5-80df-9c644182b2ec.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 26, 2022
Raw hash: d51bca8ee837e12beec479fdf6c880d0e759cc25a5efad81cbfd07a96377768c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGelt Finance, Inc.

Victim entityGelt Finance, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 7, 2022

Stated responseSent electronic notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov