HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Cayan, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 15, 2021

Filed

Jul 13, 2021

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,89210 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cayan, LLC →3 incidents on file

Cayan, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between October 29, 2020, and November 18, 2020. The incident was discovered around March 15, 2021, affecting a total of 4,892 individuals, including 10 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and Social Security Numbers. Cayan provided written notification on April 22, 2021, and offered two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 15, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 13, 2021120d ✗ ME AG >90d17 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 · 137 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 120 days

Oct 29, 2020

Begins

Mar 15, 2021

Discovered

Jul 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,892 affectedView incident

Name: Cayan, LLC
norm: cayan
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Cayan, LLC
norm: cayan
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 15, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 29, 2020 – Nov 18, 2020
Undetected for: 137 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 22, 2021
Affected individuals: 4,892state + 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
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered credit monitoring and identity theft protection services for two years at no charge via Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(120 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 120d
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: Mar 15, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jul 13, 2021
120d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 15, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jul 13, 2021	120d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/ac862b7d-e9b9-48b6-b279-2a1a0b08165b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 13, 2021
Raw hash: 28d012fefc6b5696ce753f8a5b6f1632b6b35d63b32b71fba0bb07925c629c95

Reporting entityCayan, LLC

Victim entityCayan, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 15, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov