HackingHospitalityHospitalityTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The Watergate Hotel

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 6, 2024

Filed

Feb 7, 2025

To disclose

44 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,2203 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Watergate Hotel →3 incidents on file

The Watergate Hotel experienced an external system breach on April 6, 2024, where an unknown actor gained access to computer systems and viewed or downloaded files. The incident affected 2,220 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and driver's license/state ID numbers. The breach was discovered on April 6, 2024, and notifications were sent on February 7, 2025. The company engaged federal law enforcement, implemented additional security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 6, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 7, 2025307d ✗ ME AG >90d44 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 · 44 weeks / 307 days

Apr 6, 2024

Begins

Apr 6, 2024

Discovered

Feb 7, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 307 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_1fee560fb8408d632025-02-07Verified
Indiana State AGbd_268a22cc687049972025-02-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_46696151d2efdbef2025-02-07Verified
Vermont State AGbd_d1718365e663f72f2025-02-07Verified

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Maryland State AGbd_da54ff47e18b530d2025-02-07Candidate

Name: The Watergate Hotel
norm: the watergate hotel
Domain: thewatergatehotel.com

Name: The Watergate Hotel
norm: the watergate hotel
Domain: thewatergatehotel.com
Industry: Hospitalityllm

Discovered: Apr 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 6, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 7, 2025
Affected individuals: 2,220state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Provided written notice of this incident to state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a comprehensive review of the files determined to be at risk
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Implemented additional security measures
Provided individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian at no cost to the individuals
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice of this incident to state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Reviewed security policies and procedures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 44 weeks(307 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 307dME resident >180d · 307dLeak >180d
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: Apr 6, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 7, 2025
307d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 6, 2024
→ Notified: Feb 7, 2025
307d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 6, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 7, 2025	307d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 6, 2024 → Notified: Feb 7, 2025	307d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Nebraska State AGFeb 7 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 7 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 7 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 7 · first

Maryland State AGFeb 7 · first

Maine State AGFeb 7 · 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/d97e9375-1220-433b-a9f5-0c699a7f0d62.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 7, 2025
Raw hash: 92226c8550fa3965bd95c10b4c13b8dc429d50ebdcbc0572512c8af3a9687f87

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Watergate Hotel

Victim entityThe Watergate Hotel

Incidentdiscovered Apr 6, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov