HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Crum & Forster

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 2, 2023

Filed

Oct 11, 2023

To disclose

9 days

Affected · nationwide

13,97416 in this filing

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Crum & Forster →5 incidents on file

Crum & Forster reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between December 19, 2021, and March 20, 2022, discovered on October 2, 2023. The incident affected 13,974 individuals, including 16 Maine residents. Personal information acquired included names and Social Security Numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d9 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 · 652 days

discovery → filing · 9 days

Dec 19, 2021

Begins

Oct 2, 2023

Discovered

Oct 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed13,974 affectedView incident

A leak claim by ransomhouse about this victim predates this filing by 310 days.View originating leak claim

Name: Crum & Forster
norm: crum forster
Domain: cfins.com

Name: Crum & Forster
norm: crum forster
Domain: cfins.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 2, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 19, 2021 – Mar 20, 2022
Undetected for: 652 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2023
Affected individuals: 13,974state + 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: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 month credit monitoring through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 days(9 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 9d
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 2, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Oct 11, 2023
9d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 2, 2023 → Filed with AG: Oct 11, 2023	9d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

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/c8a6ed83-1ba4-4e4f-bdfd-6286aa92660c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 11, 2023
Raw hash: fdfdd68a6e32ed65209c60e90d1b16a4c7bcc6fa9c6184152ae44d542c6976ae

Reporting entityCrum & Forster

Victim entityCrum & Forster

Incidentdiscovered Oct 2, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov