HackingFinancial ServicesRetail & ConsumerFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDCritical

Pawn America Minnesota, LLC

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Oct 3, 2021

Filed

Nov 19, 2021

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

445,98585 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pawn America Minnesota, LLC →2 incidents on file

Pawn America Minnesota, LLC experienced an external system breach on September 28, 2021, which was discovered on October 3, 2021. The incident compromised the names and driver's license or non-driver identification card numbers of 445,985 individuals. The company began notifying affected individuals on November 22, 2021.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 3, 2021 → Filed with AG Nov 19, 202147d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Sep 28, 2021

Begins

Oct 3, 2021

Discovered

Nov 19, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 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

California State AGbd_fd91e2de57e28f3e2021-11-19Verified
Oregon State AGbd_14f1f584d87b2e662021-11-22 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_abd59b9379c11c5d2021-11-22 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4707bc264872a6db2021-11-23 · +4dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 25d gap

Washington State AGbd_8af872d69da9a5402021-12-06 · +17dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_7eea7dc1780992902021-12-14 · +25dVerified

Name: Pawn America Minnesota, LLC
norm: pawn america minnesota

Name: Pawn America Minnesota, LLC
norm: pawn america minnesota
Industry: Financial ServicesllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Oct 3, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 28, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2021
Affected individuals: 445,985state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Notified affected consumers in writing
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 47d
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: Oct 3, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Nov 19, 2021
47d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 3, 2021 → Filed with AG: Nov 19, 2021	47d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGNov 19 · first

Maine State AGNov 19 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+3d

Indiana State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Washington State AG+17d

South Carolina State AG+25d

Pattern: first filing Nov 19 (CA), last Dec 14 (SC) — a 25-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/e7251389-a447-43f1-b677-a6e75d5050ba.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 19, 2021
Raw hash: 501890619df4d22d5dd18bcf412d7b570182bdc567346668ca6ef41608bf852c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPawn America Minnesota, LLC

Victim entityPawn America Minnesota, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 3, 2021

Stated responseNotified affected consumers in writing

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov