HackingManufacturingManufacturingVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

K-Flex USA

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 14, 2023

Filed

Jul 30, 2024

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,2852 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for K-Flex USA →

K-FLEX USA LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) on November 14, 2023, affecting 1,285 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Impacted data included names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. K-FLEX engaged forensic experts, implemented security measures, and offered 12 months of Kroll identity monitoring services. Notices were sent on July 30, 2024.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 14, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 30, 2024259d ✗ ME AG >90d37 weeks 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 · 37 weeks / 259 days

Nov 14, 2023

Begins

Nov 14, 2023

Discovered

Jul 30, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_ece1c69fcd5937102024-07-30Verified

Name: K-Flex USA
norm: k flex usa

Name: K-Flex USA
norm: k flex usa
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Nov 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 14, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 30, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,285state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a team of cybersecurity experts to assist it with conducting a forensic investigation
Implemented additional security measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Notified affected individuals
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(259 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 259dME resident >180d · 259d
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
Discovered: Nov 14, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 30, 2024
259d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 14, 2023
→ Notified: Jul 30, 2024
259d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 14, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 30, 2024	259d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 14, 2023 → Notified: Jul 30, 2024	259d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 30 · first

Maine State AGJul 30 · 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/e946fdcb-f423-4e9e-877b-35225e8f0e63.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 30, 2024
Raw hash: b0921787e71c655d7db6d8bd93c8777deb899235cca078044791e6afe701a350

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityK-Flex USA

Victim entityK-Flex USA

Incidentdiscovered Nov 14, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a team of cybersecurity experts to assist it with conducting a forensic investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov