HackingHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The May Institute, Inc.

bd_137142407e3cac51 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

May 7, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected · nationwide

15,11153 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for The May Institute, Inc. →12 incidents on file

The May Institute, Inc. experienced an external system breach on December 4, 2023, which was discovered on December 14, 2023. The breach affected 53 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The organization notified the affected individuals on May 7, 2024, and offered 24 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 14, 2023 → Filed with AG May 7, 2024145d ⏱ ME AG >30d21 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 145 days

Dec 4, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

May 7, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_24be293e36e71d442024-05-07Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5207e8054ff815ef2024-05-07Verified
California State AGbd_d04a26b2741bc21c2024-05-07Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_266c7d36ba41aac32024-04-01 · +36dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 36d gap

Indiana State AGbd_741bdbdf65f0748b2024-04-01 · +36dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_b84a1b378974faf32024-04-01 · +36dVerified
Maine State AGbd_c36bf0a5f44719802024-04-01 · +36dCandidate

Name: The May Institute, Inc.
norm: the may institute

Name: The May Institute, Inc.
norm: the may institute

Discovered: Dec 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 4, 2023
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 15,111state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 24 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 145dME resident >60d · 145d
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: Dec 14, 2023
→ Filed with AG: May 7, 2024
145d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 14, 2023
→ Notified: May 7, 2024
145d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 14, 2023 → Filed with AG: May 7, 2024	145d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 14, 2023 → Notified: May 7, 2024	145d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGApr 1 · first

Indiana State AGApr 1 · first

Vermont State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AGApr 1 · first

Vermont State AG+36d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

California State AG+36d

Maine State AG+36d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (NH), last May 7 (ME) — a 36-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-a1252b4f8318/36b6bea7-d04a-4dbd-b35b-46eeb3634452.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2024
Raw hash: 5695e4abcffd8eb01f8cb2dfc7896ca809c6a72131612df4f8ea582ff1a0ad1f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe May Institute, Inc.

Victim entityThe May Institute, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2023

Stated responseOffered 24 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov