HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Complete Payroll Solutions

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 10, 2024

Filed

Oct 23, 2024

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3208 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Complete Payroll Solutions →3 incidents on file

Complete Payroll Solutions, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 02/21/2024, discovered on 03/10/2024. 320 individuals affected, including 8 Maine residents. Data exposed: names, SSNs, driver's license numbers. Notices sent 10/23/2024. Law enforcement notified; Kroll credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 10, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 23, 2024227d ✗ ME AG >90d32 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 18 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 227 days

Feb 21, 2024

Begins

Mar 10, 2024

Discovered

Oct 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_8098ebc1bce71e1c2025-04-25 · +184dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a438c7e68790c1822025-04-25 · +184dVerified
California State AGbd_956ff6e14c25a6de2025-05-09 · +198dVerified

Name: Complete Payroll Solutions
norm: complete payroll
Domain: completepayrollsolutions.com

Name: Complete Payroll Solutions
norm: complete payroll
Domain: completepayrollsolutions.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 10, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 21, 2024
Undetected for: 18 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 320state + 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 to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement
Reset system passwords
Added extra layers of security
Provided access to credit monitoring services for one year through Kroll
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(227 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 227dME resident >60d · 227dLeak >30d
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: Mar 10, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2024
227d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 10, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 23, 2024
227d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 10, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2024	227d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 10, 2024 → Notified: Oct 23, 2024	227d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGOct 23 · first · this page

Montana State AG+184d

California State AG+184d

California State AG+198d

Pattern: first filing Oct 23 (ME), last May 9 (CA) — a 198-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/ece1a563-aa70-4247-b2b7-0fe1370174d5.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 23, 2024
Raw hash: a11cf534fccde4f7b6713b4678623a2b32a79f1ae3681e38c827f7e59258070d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityComplete Payroll Solutions

Victim entityComplete Payroll Solutions

Incidentdiscovered Mar 10, 2024

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov