MalwareProfessional ServicesRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS (AMERICA) INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 14, 2021

Filed

Mar 11, 2022

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9,5661 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS (AMERICA) INC. →

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reported a ransomware incident that occurred between October 28, 2021, and November 15, 2021. The breach was discovered on November 14, 2021. The incident affected one Maine resident, and a total of 9,566 individuals. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. In response, the company offered two years of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 14, 2021 → Filed with AG Mar 11, 2022117d ✗ ME AG >90d17 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 · 17 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 117 days

Oct 28, 2021

Begins

Nov 14, 2021

Discovered

Mar 11, 2022

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_10b3feb251797d272022-03-11Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8d95ab0c2c4a1f612022-03-11Verified
California State AGbd_c382eb9185854c8d2022-03-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_e0162dd86b6caf672022-03-11Candidate

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Massachusetts State AGbd_e7497102317972c42022-03-11Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ca9a43b20dc4172c2022-03-14 · +3dVerified

Name: RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS (AMERICA) INC.
norm: ritchie bros auctioneers america

Name: RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS (AMERICA) INC.
norm: ritchie bros auctioneers america

Discovered: Nov 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 28, 2021 – Nov 15, 2021
Undetected for: 17 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 9,566state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware

Changes made: Offered 2 years of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll, including Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Restoration.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(117 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 117d
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: Nov 14, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Mar 11, 2022
117d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 14, 2021 → Filed with AG: Mar 11, 2022	117d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGMar 11 · first

Indiana State AGMar 11 · first

California State AGMar 11 · first

Montana State AGMar 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 11 · first

Maine State AGMar 11 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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-a1252b4f8318/6e028f5a-5d68-4e12-b302-596b8d7d01f6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 11, 2022
Raw hash: 4f98d5b00acdfe07edb15b497c7273dfd23b4b9dea1f52db2caa084f4686259a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS (AMERICA) INC.

Victim entityRITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS (AMERICA) INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 14, 2021

Stated responseOffered 2 years of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll, including Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Restoration.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov