HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentHighActive

National Coatings & Supplies, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 31, 2024

Filed

Dec 10, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,20813 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for National Coatings & Supplies, Inc. →2 incidents on file

National Coatings & Supplies reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between August 13-15, 2024, discovered on October 31, 2024. The incident affected 1,208 individuals, including 13 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, personnel files, payroll data, SSNs, financial account info, and government IDs. The company notified federal law enforcement, offered 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion, and is implementing additional security safeguards.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 31, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 10, 202440d ⏱ 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 · 79 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Aug 13, 2024

Begins

Oct 31, 2024

Discovered

Dec 10, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_a83f43d32ac6a50a2024-12-10Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_bc2187c5fe5c22ef2024-12-10Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ece537a708fdd8292024-12-10Verified

Name: National Coatings & Supplies, Inc.
norm: national coatings supplies

Name: National Coatings & Supplies, Inc.
norm: national coatings supplies
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Oct 31, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2024 – Aug 15, 2024
Undetected for: 79 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 10, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,208state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of National Coatings systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing complimentary access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing existing security policies
Implemented additional security measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
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 · 40d
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: Oct 31, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 10, 2024
40d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 31, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 10, 2024	40d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGDec 10 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 10 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 10 · first

Maine State AGDec 10 · 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-a1252b4f8318/83b363f3-94f4-48b8-9c57-22c84bfdd196.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 10, 2024
Raw hash: ade054555a2b8800a29e43f8cc33c85e30e030b02b2e8adfe5b51ea3db541216

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Coatings & Supplies, Inc.

Victim entityNational Coatings & Supplies, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 31, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov