HackingTechnologyInformationTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Idealab

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 7, 2024

Filed

Jul 1, 2025

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,7902 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Idealab →2 incidents on file

Idealab, a technology incubator, disclosed a data breach occurring on October 4, 2024, discovered on October 7, 2024. An unknown actor accessed data including names and personal identifiers. 2,790 individuals were affected. Idealab engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 7, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 1, 2025267d ✗ ME AG >90d38 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 267 days

Oct 4, 2024

Begins

Oct 7, 2024

Discovered

Jul 1, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,790 affectedView incident

Name: Idealab
norm: idealab
Domain: idealab.com

Name: Idealab
norm: idealab
Domain: idealab.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 7, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 4, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 1, 2025
Affected individuals: 2,790state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Engaged a third-party vendor to conduct a comprehensive review of the affected data
Reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further protect our network and minimize the risk of future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(267 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 267dME resident >180d · 267dLeak >180d
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: Oct 7, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 1, 2025
267d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 7, 2024
→ Notified: Jul 1, 2025
267d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 7, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 1, 2025	267d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 7, 2024 → Notified: Jul 1, 2025	267d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/379c369a-8e7d-432d-82b0-4b6696d7982f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 1, 2025
Raw hash: 6e05d401994542d71c3b0beca1186ac93de4bc13928d2ca2b6732803fb984e25

Reporting entityIdealab

Victim entityIdealab

Incidentdiscovered Oct 7, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov