HackingHacking OtherCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighContained

ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 6, 2023

Filed

Apr 30, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected · nationwide

26,5795 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. →

Associated Wholesale Grocers reported an external system breach (hacking) that occurred on October 6, 2023, and was discovered on December 6, 2023. The breach affected 5 Maine residents and a total of 26,579 individuals. The compromised data included names combined with Social Security numbers. Affected residents were notified on April 29, 2024, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services from Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 6, 2023 → Filed with AG Apr 30, 2024146d ✗ ME AG >90d21 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 · 61 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 146 days

Oct 6, 2023

Begins

Dec 6, 2023

Discovered

Apr 30, 2024

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteplaybd_01b54a2df69204902023-10-19 · +193dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0942c8b7ce9acb532024-04-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_17dc0a4c42f5f4e02024-04-30Verified
Montana State AGbd_93bb9c284c7ec4972024-04-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_a2ab01a1c79aa42f2024-04-29 · +1dVerified

Name: ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.
norm: associated wholesale grocers
Domain: awginc.com

Name: ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.
norm: associated wholesale grocers
Domain: awginc.com

Discovered: Dec 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 6, 2023
Undetected for: 61 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 26,579state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(146 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 146dME resident >60d · 145d
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: Dec 6, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Apr 30, 2024
146d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 6, 2023
→ Notified: Apr 29, 2024
145d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 6, 2023 → Filed with AG: Apr 30, 2024	146d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 6, 2023 → Notified: Apr 29, 2024	145d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGApr 29 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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-a1252b4f8318/9c4decc3-0fd4-4ca6-920b-ff0388adfe76.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 30, 2024
Raw hash: cb7cbe7185f85c79c03735cec3ea3e89de7ff5c627d91b77302f36131403c1f9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.

Victim entityASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 6, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring and identity restoration services

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov