HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)HighContained

CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

bd_44ff6158e2f08159 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 15, 2023

Filed

Dec 3, 2024

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected · nationwide

263,13630 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. →2 incidents on file

Chemonics International, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 263,136 individuals, including 30 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred from May 30, 2023, to January 9, 2024. The incident was discovered on December 15, 2023. Personal information was accessed. Chemonics contained the incident, engaged forensic experts and law enforcement, and offered 24 months of Equifax Credit Watch Gold to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 15, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 3, 2024354d ✗ ME AG >90d51 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 199 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 354 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

Dec 15, 2023

Discovered

Dec 3, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+33 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_16d209fbed37d6652024-12-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_44a59c03b79d40882024-12-03Verified
Montana State AGbd_47f1939cb7697c702024-12-03Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ea42e74df1387b002024-12-03Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_d2fdc6afb47470012024-12-02 · +1dVerified

Name: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
norm: chemonics international

Name: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
norm: chemonics international
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 15, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023 – Jan 9, 2024
Undetected for: 199 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 3, 2024
Affected individuals: 263,136state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Conducted password resets and disabling impacted accounts
Launched a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of cybersecurity experts
Engaged and continues to work with appropriate law enforcement authorities
Conducted a thorough and time-intensive review of the data at issue
Changes made: Strengthening multi-factor authentication processes
Enhancing email security
Deploying additional endpoint monitoring and detection tools
Blocking suspicious Internet traffic
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 51 weeks(354 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 354dME resident >180d · 354d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 15, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 3, 2024
354d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 15, 2023
→ Notified: Dec 3, 2024
354d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 15, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 3, 2024	354d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 15, 2023 → Notified: Dec 3, 2024	354d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGDec 2 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

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/a14d8095-88f3-4093-bbce-c364c5096c5c.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 3, 2024
Raw hash: 8b40c91d0ecd46e9b171f71126b63774155a0807ad8418771342034e87c0317a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Victim entityCHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 15, 2023

Stated responseConducted password resets and disabling impacted accounts

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov