HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountHighContained

Hospitality Staffing Solutions

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 28, 2023

Filed

Aug 7, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

104,6601 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Hospitality Staffing Solutions →2 incidents on file

Hospitality Staffing Solutions LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between March 2, 2023, and June 2, 2023, discovered on June 28, 2023. The incident affected 104,660 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers. The company provided written notification and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 28, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 7, 202340d ⏱ 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 · 118 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Mar 2, 2023

Begins

Jun 28, 2023

Discovered

Aug 7, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 39 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_7744dd63c753aaa72023-06-29 · +39dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2ea121632b46421f2023-08-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8c7a11019cf52f5e2023-08-07Verified
Montana State AGbd_acd106038107e8c92023-08-07Verified
Indiana State AGbd_1c1fed049d1872cf2023-08-02 · +5dCandidate

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 11d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_8ad25f318974f46d2023-08-16 · +9dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_f37faa0d2722614c2023-08-18 · +11dVerified

Name: Hospitality Staffing Solutions
norm: hospitality staffing
Domain: hssstaffing.com

Name: Hospitality Staffing Solutions
norm: hospitality staffing
Domain: hssstaffing.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 28, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2023 – Jun 2, 2023
Undetected for: 118 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 1, 2023
Affected individuals: 104,660state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 1 year of Experian IdentityWorks (Credit monitoring, fraud consultation and identity theft restoration)
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 40dLeak >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: Jun 28, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 7, 2023
40d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 28, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 7, 2023	40d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 2 · first

California State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Montana State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+14d

South Carolina State AG+16d

Pattern: first filing Aug 2 (IN), last Aug 18 (SC) — a 16-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-a1252b4f8318/147a4db6-b29a-43f9-a7ca-79aa079cd22b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 7, 2023
Raw hash: ce0da4e69f55366671b8726e5d2f2b8a05a8249c4a0c9d2d9a29b71e8ba6772f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHospitality Staffing Solutions

Victim entityHospitality Staffing Solutions

Incidentdiscovered Jun 28, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov