HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountHighContained

TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 1, 2023

Filed

Aug 23, 2023

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,895,81784 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc. →2 incidents on file

TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 10, 2022, discovered on March 1, 2023. The incident affected approximately 4,895,817 individuals nationwide, including 84 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes, PINs, or passwords). TMX provided written notification and offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 1, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 23, 2023175d ✗ ME AG >90d25 weeks 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 · 81 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 175 days

Dec 10, 2022

Begins

Mar 1, 2023

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_bd98a7f2a34d9a6c2023-08-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f6bc7e246106af872023-08-23Verified

Name: TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of itself, its parent TMX Finance LLC and its affiliates, many of which operate under the brands “TitleMax,” “TitleBucks,” and “InstaLoan” (collectively, “TMX”)
norm: tmx finance corporate services inc on behalf of itself its parent tmx finance llc and its affiliates many of which operate under the brands titlemax titlebucks and instaloan collectively tmx

Name: TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.
norm: tmx finance corporate
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 1, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 10, 2022
Undetected for: 81 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 23, 2023
Affected individuals: 4,895,817state + 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
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(175 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 175dME resident >60d · 175d
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: Mar 1, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023
175d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 1, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 23, 2023
175d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023	175d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2023 → Notified: Aug 23, 2023	175d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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California State AGAug 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 23 · first

Maine State AGAug 23 · 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/c5a6aaa4-3626-4fe0-9dda-5a32a18fe814.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2023
Raw hash: e747fa2b25c631499a02fb5061320d440001e4c6fb445aa5f9e239730b4d276f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of itself, its parent TMX Finance LLC and its affiliates, many of which operate under the brands “TitleMax,” “TitleBucks,” and “InstaLoan” (collectively, “TMX”)

Victim entityTMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov