MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Dee Zee, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 13, 2023

Filed

Mar 16, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,8761 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Dee Zee, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Dee Zee, Inc. reported a ransomware incident occurring March 12-14, 2022, discovered January 13, 2023. The breach affected 1,876 individuals, including one Maine resident. Data compromised included Social Security Numbers. Dee Zee provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 13, 2023 → Filed with AG Mar 16, 202362d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 307 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Mar 12, 2022

Begins

Jan 13, 2023

Discovered

Mar 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_56cb706b2017c7812023-03-16Verified

Name: Dee Zee, Inc.
norm: dee zee
Domain: deezee.com

Name: Dee Zee, Inc.
norm: dee zee
Domain: deezee.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 12, 2022 – Mar 14, 2022
Undetected for: 307 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,876state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 62d
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: Jan 13, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Mar 16, 2023
62d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 13, 2023 → Filed with AG: Mar 16, 2023	62d	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 AGMar 16 · first

Maine State AGMar 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-a1252b4f8318/03b10387-184d-4e53-88e1-1d19944f1732.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 16, 2023
Raw hash: e1024da255ffe9989d1b79e960ee9aa87757be940b1b6c9ed4900d7ac33e2bf4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDee Zee, Inc.

Victim entityDee Zee, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 13, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov