DisclosureLens
HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Internews Network

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 3, 2022

Filed

Jan 28, 2022

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

10,6376 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Internews Network →

Internews Network reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, indicating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred between October 15, 2015, and December 16, 2021. The breach was discovered on January 3, 2022. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. The incident affected 6 Maine residents. Internews Network offered two years of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Kroll to those affected.

Maine clockDiscovered Jan 3, 2022 → Filed with AG Jan 28, 202225d ✓ ME AG ≤30d25 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 · 2272 days
discovery → filing · 25 days

Oct 15, 2015

Begins

Jan 3, 2022

Discovered

Jan 28, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGJan 28 · first
Montana State AGJan 28 · first
Indiana State AGJan 28 · first
Maine State AGJan 28 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (MA), last Feb 4 (NH) — a 7-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.