HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2023

To disclose

6 days

Affected · nationwide

11,88474 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY →2 incidents on file

Cornwell Quality Tools experienced an external system breach (hacking) on September 22, 2022, discovered on August 23, 2023. The incident affected 11,884 individuals, including 74 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d6 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 · 335 days

discovery → filing · 6 days

Sep 22, 2022

Begins

Aug 23, 2023

Discovered

Aug 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by hive about this victim predates this filing by 295 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitehivebd_816cd40b5b18b34d2022-11-07 · +295dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0ddd24cf67f84c8a2023-08-29Candidate
California State AGbd_2cb7683973c6c8d42023-08-29Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_41ced998e8827f792023-08-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9fedda222c43a0072023-08-29Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_a57b84ec9f46f1f62023-08-29Verified

Name: THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY
norm: the cornwell quality tools

Name: THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY
norm: the cornwell quality tools
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 22, 2022
Undetected for: 335 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 11,884state + 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
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General's Office
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 days(6 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 6d
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: Aug 23, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2023
6d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 23, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2023	6d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · 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-a1252b4f8318/03e9b627-f5fd-4940-be00-50e4201a8f26.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2023
Raw hash: 9ac7bf17a843b4213daffddfd664ad75a281bd4ad74dc1ebdc2cae629e708522

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY

Victim entityTHE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov