HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Green Mountain Electric Supply, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 24, 2022

Filed

Jul 8, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1501 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Green Mountain Electric Supply, Inc. →

Green Mountain Electric Supply, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 5, 2022, and June 1, 2022, discovered on May 24, 2022. The incident affected 150 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and driver's license numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 1-year credit monitoring through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 24, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 8, 202245d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 19 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

May 5, 2022

Begins

May 24, 2022

Discovered

Jul 8, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by alphv about this victim predates this filing by 45 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_368d0fd2690f30ef2022-05-24 · +45dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3bb78fb25aad78512022-07-08Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_ad41dde7bbdf21c42022-07-08Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_ddd3ed4247c33fd72022-07-22 · +14dVerified by operator

Name: Green Mountain Electric Supply, Inc.
norm: green mountain electric supply
Domain: gmes.com

Name: Green Mountain Electric Supply, Inc.
norm: green mountain electric supply
Domain: gmes.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 24, 2022
Breach occurred: May 5, 2022 – Jun 1, 2022
Undetected for: 19 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 8, 2022
Affected individuals: 150state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 1-year credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(45 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 45dLeak >30d
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: May 24, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 8, 2022
45d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 24, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 8, 2022	45d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 8 · first

Maine State AGJul 8 · first

Maine State AGJul 8 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+14d

Pattern: first filing Jul 8 (MA), last Jul 22 (MA) — a 14-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/c189e660-4313-4521-9ce1-9550f851fcd1.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 8, 2022
Raw hash: aef83a60cc908b5e82c73a61844cc605173229d0d99344d8f90694accbc7e98f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGreen Mountain Electric Supply, Inc.

Victim entityGreen Mountain Electric Supply, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 24, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov