HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMedium

Paper and Ink Arts LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 6, 2023

Filed

Jul 25, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,59717 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Paper and Ink Arts LLC →2 incidents on file

Paper and Ink Arts LLC, dba John Neal Books, experienced an external system breach between April 29, 2022, and December 14, 2022. The breach was discovered on June 6, 2023. The incident affected 2,597 individuals, compromising their names and financial account information, including credit/debit card numbers with security codes. Affected individuals were notified electronically on or around July 5, 2023.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 6, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 25, 202349d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 403 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

Apr 29, 2022

Begins

Jun 6, 2023

Discovered

Jul 25, 2023

Filed

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on median

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_429db5bf7635470f2023-06-06 · +49dVerified

Name: Paper and Ink Arts LLC
norm: paper and ink arts

Name: Paper and Ink Arts LLC
norm: paper and ink arts
Also named: Paper and Ink Arts LLCdba oflegal entity
John Neal Booksdba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 29, 2022 – Dec 14, 2022
Undetected for: 403 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 2,597state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Notified affected individuals electronically
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 49d
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 6, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 25, 2023
49d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 6, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 25, 2023	49d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGJun 6 · first

Maine State AG+49d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 6 (IN), last Jul 25 (ME) — a 49-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/d2f10d2f-81df-4099-b7c5-76e1ec0a1608.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2023
Raw hash: 2f282c577bebdb43163c26ef730cccbf3788e2ebeb465809328e156ae6869eaa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaper and Ink Arts LLC

Victim entityPaper and Ink Arts LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2023

Stated responseNotified affected individuals electronically

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov