HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHighContained

Evening Post Publishing Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 20, 2024

Filed

Aug 8, 2024

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

15,06512 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Evening Post Publishing Inc. →

Evening Post Publishing Inc. reported an unauthorized access to its network occurring between March 13 and March 20, 2024, discovered on March 20, 2024. The breach affected 15,065 individuals, including 12 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, financial account info, driver's licenses, and credit card numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 20, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 8, 2024141d ✗ ME AG >90d20 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

Mar 13, 2024

Begins

Mar 20, 2024

Discovered

Aug 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_65f75d6ff4d9a9d32024-08-08Verified
California State AGbd_8404bf25449b716e2024-08-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_a3f42812eb5f5cd82024-08-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ea906c49178471072024-08-08Verified

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South Carolina State AGbd_3a84168cee6180d92024-08-09 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_9889b774fd6279432024-07-08 · +31dVerified
California State AGbd_21aa947892c70a222024-11-26 · +110dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_e45990486af3702e2024-11-26 · +110dVerified

Name: Evening Post Publishing Inc.
norm: evening post publishing
Domain: postandcourier.com

Name: Evening Post Publishing Inc.
norm: evening post publishing
Domain: postandcourier.com
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 13, 2024 – Mar 20, 2024
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 8, 2024
Affected individuals: 15,065state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulatorsProviding written notice to the three (3) major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement of the event
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year through CyEx at no cost to the individuals
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators and to the three (3) major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Posted a notice of the event on the home page of its website
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 141dME resident >60d · 110d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 8, 2024
141d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
→ Notified: Jul 8, 2024
110d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 20, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 8, 2024	141d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 20, 2024 → Notified: Jul 8, 2024	110d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGJul 8 · first

Vermont State AG+31d

California State AG+31d

Montana State AG+31d

Massachusetts State AG+31d

Maine State AG+31d · this page

South Carolina State AG+32d

California State AG+141d

Vermont State AG+141d

Pattern: first filing Jul 8 (IN), last Nov 26 (VT) — a 141-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-a1252b4f8318/4750ea01-a88f-48ab-99f4-d7877bd29050.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 8, 2024
Raw hash: e6d3d139e16abb4e1bcb9718b7d2363c6eb95ab007091199ab19eca3203b17c0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEvening Post Publishing Inc.

Victim entityEvening Post Publishing Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2024

Stated responseInitiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov