HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Kafene

bd_19933197fa29ce07 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 22, 2024

Filed

Jan 10, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,2831 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kafene →

Kafene, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on November 22, 2024, affecting 6,283 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information including names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, passport numbers, and dates of birth was potentially accessed. Kafene engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and provided credit/identity monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 22, 2024 → Filed with AG Jan 10, 202549d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

Nov 22, 2024

Begins

Nov 22, 2024

Discovered

Jan 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_a65a765677f5f88d2025-01-08 · +2dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_f94e478a1e5ce4a72025-01-08 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_433c165b3d7df99b2025-01-13 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_e0631a1a712781302025-01-13 · +3dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 307d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_eebdc0866f0d671b2025-01-13 · +3dVerified
Maryland State AGbd_ec7798d922f151132025-11-13 · +307dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Kafene
norm: kafene
Domain: kafene.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 22, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 22, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 6,283state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationFiled Security Breach Notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure the network
Engaged a leading, independent digital forensics firm to investigate
Undertook a comprehensive review of files
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Offered complimentary credit and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 49d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 22, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 10, 2025
49d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 22, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 10, 2025	49d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGJan 8 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 8 · first

Maine State AG+2d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+5d

California State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Maryland State AG+309d

Pattern: first filing Jan 8 (IN), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 309-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/e84b011c-7a12-478a-8c34-396746859329.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 10, 2025
Raw hash: 1a6ffacca92d26404877aa54774ceef10190f80b3e15c8c577cda40bcb4b5718

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityKafene

Incidentdiscovered Nov 22, 2024

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov