HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

bd_257e98a75a13bb12 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 8, 2020

Filed

Nov 16, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,26577 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Gibbs & Cox, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Gibbs & Cox, Inc. experienced an external system breach, resulting in the compromise of names and Social Security numbers. The incident occurred between March 2017 and December 2019 and was discovered in October 2020. A total of 77 Maine residents were affected.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 8, 2020 → Filed with AG Nov 16, 202039d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 1317 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Mar 1, 2017

Begins

Oct 8, 2020

Discovered

Nov 16, 2020

Filed

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Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_58768bd2d4258e1d2020-11-16Verified

Name: Gibbs & Cox, Inc.
norm: gibbs cox

Name: Gibbs & Cox, Inc.
norm: gibbs cox

Discovered: Oct 8, 2020
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2017 – Dec 1, 2019
Undetected for: 1,317 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 16, 2020
Affected individuals: 2,265state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers.
Changes made: Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through TransUnion.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
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: Oct 8, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Nov 16, 2020
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 8, 2020 → Filed with AG: Nov 16, 2020	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 16 · first

Maine State AGNov 16 · 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-a1252b4f8318/9ef65bcf-7d2a-4225-a2fc-79ecd23cb156.shtml
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Filed at: Nov 16, 2020
Raw hash: 41dd9e6b2ae9565e40534ea453ec31fd9727cafcf4991c09c8005f4df70f3bec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGibbs & Cox, Inc.

Victim entityGibbs & Cox, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 8, 2020

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov