HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

The City of Cocoa

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 6, 2026

Filed

Jun 4, 2026

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

8961 in this filing

Linked

2 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The City of Cocoa →

City of Cocoa, FL reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Feb 8 and Feb 16, 2026, discovered on May 6, 2026. The incident affected 896 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach involved the acquisition of names and personal identifiers. The City provided written notification on June 4, 2026, and offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorksSM.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d29 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 · 87 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 8, 2026

Begins

May 6, 2026

Discovered

Jun 4, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 2 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim was first seen 101 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_fd2e128aa9b3f3612026-02-16 · +108dVerified by operator

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: The City of Cocoa
norm: the city of cocoa
Domain: cocoafl.gov
Industry: government_public
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: May 6, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 8, 2026 – Feb 16, 2026
Undetected for: 87 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 4, 2026
Affected individuals: 896state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorksSM
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: May 6, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Jun 4, 2026
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 6, 2026 → Filed with AG: Jun 4, 2026	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/e0f06f38-38ea-4153-a005-aaace750a895.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 4, 2026
Raw hash: bb2c24baad5228ef262576cb6cdcbf133203748ae9cf9e809c87d52db4dace68

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityThe City of Cocoa

Incidentdiscovered May 6, 2026

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov