HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Carus Corporation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 7, 2025

Filed

Sep 22, 2025

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

8671 in this filing

Linked

4 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Carus Corporation →

Carus, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on August 1, 2025, discovered on September 8, 2025. The incident affected 867 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information accessed included names and Social Security numbers. Carus engaged forensic investigators, secured its network, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 7, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 22, 202546d ⏱ ME AG >30d14 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Aug 1, 2025

Begins

Aug 7, 2025

Discovered

Sep 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_91cfe136bd1333c12025-09-04 · +18dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_57eee673b9c7238b2025-09-22Verified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_8b15fed8c66694ae2025-09-01 · +21dVerified by operator

Name: Cipriani & Werner
norm: cipriani werner
Domain: c-wlaw.com

Name: Carus Corporation
norm: carus
Domain: carusllc.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 7, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 1, 2025
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 867state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Engaged a third-party forensic firm to investigate
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through IDX
Changes made: Enhancing access controls and security protocols
Implementing additional monitoring technologies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 46d
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: Aug 7, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 22, 2025
46d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 7, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 22, 2025	46d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGSep 1 · first

Indiana State AG+21d

Maine State AG+21d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 1 (IL), last Sep 22 (ME) — a 21-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-a1252b4f8318/96d474a7-37b9-4398-80b3-65abeef7016f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 22, 2025
Raw hash: 9616ea6441f54edfc619b4897f8e69ff8e58e72a949fa6b4514aaec201bd1abb

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCipriani & Werner

Victim entityCarus Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Aug 7, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov