HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Paramount Marketing Consultants, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 4, 2022

Filed

Feb 28, 2022

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

1,1901 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Paramount Marketing Consultants, Inc. →

Paramount Marketing Consultants, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between December 20-26, 2021, discovered on February 4, 2022. The incident affected 1,190 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and ID theft recovery services through Cyberscan Monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 4, 2022 → Filed with AG Feb 28, 202224d ✓ ME AG ≤30d24 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 · 46 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Dec 20, 2021

Begins

Feb 4, 2022

Discovered

Feb 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_5de4534e5054ecdc2022-02-28Verified

Name: Paramount+
norm: paramount
Domain: paramountplus.com

Name: Paramount Marketing Consultants, Inc.
norm: paramount marketing consultants
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 4, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 20, 2021 – Dec 26, 2021
Undetected for: 46 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,190state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
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 24-month 3-credit bureau monitoring with Cyberscan Monitoring
Provided $1 million reimbursement insurance
Provided fully managed ID theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 24d
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: Feb 4, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Feb 28, 2022
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 4, 2022 → Filed with AG: Feb 28, 2022	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 28 · first

Maine State AGFeb 28 · first · 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/aef0ee9a-fe6f-443e-bab0-833bf54e6add.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 28, 2022
Raw hash: 6177b568b091cdc1850f8d31f59cf2c14fea35072ab1201e9c2e8b21128a9eda

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityParamount+

Victim entityParamount Marketing Consultants, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov