DisclosureLens
HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

M.A. Ford Manufacturing Company, Inc.

bd_36bd73aee7359716 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 16, 2024

Filed

May 31, 2024

To disclose

15 days

Affected · nationwide

4,3592 in this filing

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for M.A. Ford Manufacturing Company, Inc. →2 incidents on file

M.A. Ford Manufacturing Company, Inc. reported a data breach affecting 2 Maine residents. The breach, which occurred on December 12, 2023, and was discovered on May 16, 2024, was described as an external system breach or hacking incident. The compromised information included names and financial account numbers with associated access codes. The company notified affected individuals on May 31, 2024, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through TransUnion/Cyberscout.

Maine clockDiscovered May 16, 2024 → Filed with AG May 31, 202415d ✓ ME AG ≤30d15 days 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 · 156 days
discovery → filing · 15 days

Dec 12, 2023

Begins

May 16, 2024

Discovered

May 31, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,359 affectedView incident

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.