HackingCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Creative Services, Inc.

bd_3cd1dfe82d2b0f8e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 30, 2021

Filed

Sep 27, 2021

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

1,11212 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Creative Services, Inc. →8 incidents on file

Creative Services, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred between August 27 and August 30, 2021. The breach was discovered on August 30, 2021. The incident affected 12 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The company provided 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Equifax to those affected.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 30, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 27, 202128d ✓ ME AG ≤30d28 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Aug 27, 2021

Begins

Aug 30, 2021

Discovered

Sep 27, 2021

Filed

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

Indiana State AGbd_163a7734129c82e32021-09-27Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_30381809476ba83e2021-09-27Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7d7136e5b1a993b72021-10-04 · +7dVerified

Name: Creative Services, Inc.
norm: creative services
Domain: creativeservices.com

Name: Creative Services, Inc.
norm: creative services
Domain: creativeservices.com

Discovered: Aug 30, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 27, 2021 – Aug 30, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 27, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,112state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered 12 months of complimentary access to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 28d
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: Aug 30, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 27, 2021
28d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 30, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 27, 2021	28d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGSep 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 27 · first

Maine State AGSep 27 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Sep 27 (IN), last Oct 4 (NH) — a 7-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/e438f522-e820-4ea2-af91-8557f02b82ff.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 27, 2021
Raw hash: 283a00172be529fc82785db07372014212f8c873533e70407333c3087e21e79e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCreative Services, Inc.

Victim entityCreative Services, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 30, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of complimentary access to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Equifax

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov