HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountHighContained

UNITE HERE!

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 20, 2023

Filed

Feb 23, 2024

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected · nationwide

791,273103 in this filing

Linked

13 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for UNITE HERE! →

UNITE HERE reported an external system breach (hacking) on October 20, 2023, discovered on the same date. The incident affected 791,273 individuals nationwide, including 103 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The organization provided written notification on February 23, 2024, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring, identity restoration, and $1,000,000 reimbursement insurance.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 20, 2023 → Filed with AG Feb 23, 2024126d ⏱ ME AG >30d18 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 126 days

Oct 20, 2023

Begins

Oct 20, 2023

Discovered

Feb 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 13 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim was first seen 65 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_17ad976435ab97472024-04-22 · +59dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_33e463526bc7668b2024-02-23Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_35efb62d46022cd62024-02-23Verified
Oregon State AGbd_3729b8bde4d31e492024-02-23Verified by operator
Washington State AGbd_660977128cd7563d2024-02-23Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_6d375ec8e2c269cf2024-02-23Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_a3d01db5513ffe8e2024-02-23Verified by operator
California State AGbd_ab749990d313fd0c2024-02-23Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_c3a0ae0aa0e09f542024-02-23Verified by operator
HHS OCRbd_c61e337919b056d42024-02-23Verified by operator

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: UNITE HERE!
norm: unite here
Domain: unitehere.org

Name: UNITE HERE!
norm: unite here
Domain: unitehere.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 20, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 791,273state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring, identity restoration, and $1,000,000 Reimbursement Insurance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(126 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 126dLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 20, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Feb 23, 2024
126d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 20, 2023 → Filed with AG: Feb 23, 2024	126d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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New Hampshire State AGFeb 23 · first

Montana State AGFeb 23 · first

Oregon State AGFeb 23 · first

Washington State AGFeb 23 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 23 · first

California State AGFeb 23 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 23 · first

HHS OCRFeb 23 · first

Maine State AGFeb 23 · first · this page

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/5aeae259-5615-4ba6-9108-ea36011727ee.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2024
Raw hash: a99f5f47fe6e40b5442cd47d1570a513d0843b91c896d5f66fc727c1fca943ca

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUNITE HERE!

Victim entityUNITE HERE!

Incidentdiscovered Oct 20, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov