HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

RECOLOGY INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 9, 2023

Filed

May 7, 2024

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected · nationwide

30,6832 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for RECOLOGY INC. →3 incidents on file

Recology Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred on November 1, 2023, and was discovered on November 9, 2023. The breach compromised names and Social Security numbers. A total of 30,683 individuals were affected, including two residents of Maine. Recology began sending written notifications to affected individuals on May 7, 2024, and offered 12 months of complimentary identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 9, 2023 → Filed with AG May 7, 2024180d ✗ ME AG >90d26 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 · 8 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 180 days

Nov 1, 2023

Begins

Nov 9, 2023

Discovered

May 7, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_3eaadcfebcbfe5462024-05-07Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_3f4d21ee790797ee2024-05-07Verified
Vermont State AGbd_7d36121b0e09c0392024-05-07Verified
Oregon State AGbd_88bb03d1837d5ff72024-05-07Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_eb0cec4c8fbb6fa82024-05-07Verified
Montana State AGbd_fb8c0c895c8c6f462024-05-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f58e1ae3e049839c2024-05-08 · +1dVerified

Name: RECOLOGY INC.
norm: recology

Name: RECOLOGY INC.
norm: recology

Discovered: Nov 9, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 1, 2023
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 30,683state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks 3B identity protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(180 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 180dME resident >60d · 180d
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: Nov 9, 2023
→ Filed with AG: May 7, 2024
180d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 9, 2023
→ Notified: May 7, 2024
180d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 9, 2023 → Filed with AG: May 7, 2024	180d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 9, 2023 → Notified: May 7, 2024	180d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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California State AGMay 7 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 7 · first

Vermont State AGMay 7 · first

Oregon State AGMay 7 · first

Indiana State AGMay 7 · first

Montana State AGMay 7 · first

Maine State AGMay 7 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/fe46056a-67c7-4803-b9e7-9580ae3e97d2.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2024
Raw hash: d79b00385f506258695d0042198b9c608324c3b88014a01ccad5df28eb712767

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRECOLOGY INC.

Victim entityRECOLOGY INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 9, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov