HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHigh

Forward Bank

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 27, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

46,0197 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Forward Bank →

Forward Bank reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, stating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on September 6, 2023. The breach was discovered on October 27, 2023. The compromised information includes names in combination with Driver's License or Non-Driver Identification Card Numbers. Seven Maine residents were affected, and they were notified on November 17, 2023. The bank is offering 12 months of credit and dark web monitoring services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 27, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 17, 202321d ✓ ME AG ≤30d21 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 · 51 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Sep 6, 2023

Begins

Oct 27, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_4839ae3c1fdbd7b72023-11-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8d5ef81d59fcdbbd2023-11-17Verified
Montana State AGbd_ba0aece616e73e842023-11-17Verified

Name: Forward Bank
norm: forward bank

Name: Forward Bank
norm: forward bank
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 27, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 6, 2023
Undetected for: 51 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: 46,019state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 21d
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: Oct 27, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 17, 2023
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 27, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 17, 2023	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGNov 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Montana State AGNov 17 · first

Maine State AGNov 17 · first · 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-a1252b4f8318/49a5cb03-3afe-4534-aa3f-2a04107baa2e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2023
Raw hash: 32e7a1e783f5048abd4757a688106eba3db083aa169c22b38845406bd59737f9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityForward Bank

Victim entityForward Bank

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov