HackingOtherData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighActive

Peterson Holding Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 27, 2023

Filed

Aug 1, 2024

To disclose

13 months

Affected · nationwide

8,0201 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Peterson Holding Company →

Peterson Holding Company reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring June 27-28, 2023. The incident potentially exposed names and Social Security numbers of 8,020 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The company notified federal law enforcement, offered 12 months of credit monitoring, and is reviewing security policies.

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Maine clockScope identified May 8, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 1, 202485d ⏱ ME AG >30d13 months discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 months / 401 days

Jun 27, 2023

Begins

Jun 27, 2023

Discovered

Aug 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+51 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_38b9913e4cd113132024-08-01Verified
California State AGbd_80a04d11b90569602024-08-01Verified
Oregon State AGbd_cdf9caf71ed0fd2b2024-08-01Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d1bf94f52b5219e32024-08-01Verified

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Montana State AGbd_df3b8472c353c14f2024-08-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f6d54dd97d83a8e52024-08-01Verified

Name: Peterson Holding Company
norm: peterson holding
Domain: petersoncat.com

Name: Peterson Holding Company
norm: peterson holding
Domain: petersoncat.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jun 27, 2023
Scope identified: May 8, 2024Maine’s notice clock starts here (10 M.R.S. §1348(1))The letter says: “Following this determination, Peterson Holding began a comprehensive review of relevant files to determine the information that may have been accessed or acquired and to whom it related. That process concluded on May 8, 2024.”
Breach occurred: Jun 27, 2023 – Jun 28, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 1, 2024
Affected individuals: 8,020state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified relevant state regulatorsNotified the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Scanning and isolating relevant servers
Changing account passwords
Reported the incident to federal law enforcement and is cooperating with their investigation
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (1) months, through Epiq
Changes made: Reviewing our policies and procedures
Assessing new cybersecurity tools to prevent similar incidents going forward
Implementing additional training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(401 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 85d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Scope identified: May 8, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 1, 2024
85d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Scope identified: May 8, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 1, 2024	85d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 1 · first

California State AGAug 1 · first

Oregon State AGAug 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 1 · first

Montana State AGAug 1 · first

Indiana State AGAug 1 · first

Maine State AGAug 1 · 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-a1252b4f8318/1924e5f1-4da1-49e4-bac9-6e52fd320878.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 1, 2024
Raw hash: 64a1729da1bee495690af1cdc28f048d9681ea28c40113f0f350bfcd67e939c8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPeterson Holding Company

Victim entityPeterson Holding Company

Incidentdiscovered Jun 27, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov