HackingGovernmentGovernmentVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

City of Torrance

bd_2b3c67d52d445c28 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 21, 2020

Filed

Oct 18, 2020

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,6701 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City of Torrance →

The City of Torrance, California, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 1, 2020, discovered on April 21, 2020. The incident affected 7,670 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The City provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 21, 2020 → Filed with AG Oct 18, 2020180d ✗ ME AG >90d26 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 · 51 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 180 days

Mar 1, 2020

Begins

Apr 21, 2020

Discovered

Oct 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by doppelpaymer about this victim predates this filing by 231 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedoppelpaymerbd_d82eb43ce1b2e1632020-03-01 · +231dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_16c8e764e7e05e932020-10-18Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_0c4c959bdeea15ee2020-10-21 · +3dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_8a88b781f105a6662020-10-13 · +5dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_af935553dc09ee0b2020-10-13 · +5dVerified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 153d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1ff21cd8deb6825d2020-05-20 · +151dVerified
California State AGbd_d8ff1381ca0cea972020-05-18 · +153dVerified by operator

Name: City of Torrance
norm: city of torrance
Industry: government_public

Name: City of Torrance
norm: city of torrance
Industry: government_public
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Apr 21, 2020
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2020
Undetected for: 51 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 13, 2020
Affected individuals: 7,670state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security 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 identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(180 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 180dLeak >180dME 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: Apr 21, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2020
180d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 21, 2020
→ Notified: Oct 13, 2020
175d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 21, 2020 → Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2020	180d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 21, 2020 → Notified: Oct 13, 2020	175d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGMay 18 · first

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Indiana State AG+148d

Montana State AG+148d

California State AG+153d

Maine State AG+153d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+156d

Pattern: first filing May 18 (CA), last Oct 21 (NH) — a 156-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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ab0169cb-df94-47f6-b504-05a8a939fb7f.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 18, 2020
Raw hash: ce3718e1ccc8de0529e4b388232319e548e79113aa6c413ded1b0aa5e0d642f8

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Torrance

Victim entityCity of Torrance

Incidentdiscovered Apr 21, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov