HackingOtherData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Melwood Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 5, 2026

Filed

Jan 26, 2026

To disclose

21 days

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

7 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Melwood Inc →

Melwood, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between August 9 and 17, 2025. The incident affected 8 Maine residents, exposing names and Social Security numbers. Melwood notified federal law enforcement, provided 12 months of TransUnion credit monitoring, and is reviewing internal policies.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d21 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 149 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Aug 9, 2025

Begins

Jan 5, 2026

Discovered

Jan 26, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by sinobi about this victim was first seen 140 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesinobibd_e7199eeb06adcd2f2025-09-08 · +139dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_042d4fdd0c0a32172026-01-26Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_133d35f81e71911a2026-01-26Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_358415406c58746a2026-01-26Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_94b45510195fb47a2026-01-26Verified by operator

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Nebraska State AGbd_c9c8e9bbde6971a52026-01-26Verified by operator

Name: Melwood Inc
norm: melwood
Domain: melwood.org

Name: Melwood Inc
norm: melwood
Domain: melwood.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jan 5, 2026
Breach occurred: Aug 9, 2025 – Aug 17, 2025
Undetected for: 149 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 26, 2026
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Preliminarily notified regulators in jurisdictions in which it conducts business
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion, to notified individuals at no cost
Providing notified individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Evaluating and updating its policies and practices to mitigate the risk of a matter like this reoccurring
Changes made: Evaluating and updating its policies and practices to mitigate the risk of a matter like this reoccurring
Reviewing staff training and supervision practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 21d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 5, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Jan 26, 2026
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 5, 2026 → Filed with AG: Jan 26, 2026	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 26 · first

Indiana State AGJan 26 · first

Vermont State AGJan 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 26 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 26 · first

Maine State AGJan 26 · 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/c391c9a5-fc17-4695-9f78-1cb4eeb9878e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 26, 2026
Raw hash: 405d10f5aa06fa1c2ce3665df510d02253faf32544e132c31aa8eb18b1a6bfbf

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMelwood Inc

Victim entityMelwood Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jan 5, 2026

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement regarding the event

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov