HackingGovernmentGovernmentTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Town of North Providence

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 14, 2025

Filed

Jul 23, 2025

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,8401 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Town of North Providence →

The Town of North Providence experienced an external system breach (hacking) on May 14, 2025. An unauthorized third party accessed the network and acquired personal information including names and other personal identifiers. The incident was discovered on June 25, 2025. Approximately 1,840 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. The Town notified the FBI, engaged forensic specialists, rebuilt affected systems, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 14, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 23, 202570d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 70 days

May 14, 2025

Begins

May 14, 2025

Discovered

Jul 23, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5958315b230630912025-07-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6c46ae5b94d1bff42025-07-23Verified

Name: Town of North Providence
norm: town of north providence

Name: Town of North Providence
norm: town of north providence
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: May 14, 2025
Breach occurred: May 14, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 23, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,840state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Took steps to bolster network security
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge through TransUnion
Changes made: Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Reviewed and altering policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewing how we store and manage data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(70 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 70d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 14, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 23, 2025
70d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 14, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 23, 2025	70d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGJul 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 23 · first

Maine State AGJul 23 · first · this page

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/bbadd348-a631-4500-b7b7-39c45eb0bb92.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 23, 2025
Raw hash: 7a22a197156ff6ddd41a14df6bbc67b274f98664fa0989f82ffb1c2f9bf8e864

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTown of North Providence

Victim entityTown of North Providence

Incidentdiscovered May 14, 2025

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov