HackingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighContained

MW Components

bd_5cf56f6afff3cbc6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

May 19, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2023

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

18,1072 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for MW Components →2 incidents on file

MW Components reported an external system breach that occurred from March 1 to March 26, 2023, and was discovered on May 19, 2023. The breach affected 2 Maine residents, compromising their names and driver's license or non-driver ID card numbers. The company notified the affected individuals on August 28, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 19, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 29, 2023102d ✗ ME AG >90d15 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 · 15 weeks / 102 days

Mar 1, 2023

Begins

May 19, 2023

Discovered

Aug 29, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by blacksuit about this victim predates this filing by 133 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblacksuitbd_7c646ecd17cfb9c42023-04-18 · +133dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_e09ff3bc5f2bd8f22023-08-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5ee69a804aecb5472023-08-30 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_961842e4dc0b2aad2023-08-28 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_dce2bfbf462b07782023-08-01 · +28dVerified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 240d gap

Indiana State AGbd_2ba967fa047ad15e2023-07-28 · +32dCandidate
California State AGbd_2f2ea2a07ebd35492023-07-28 · +32dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_942fc7aeb5dacbb42023-07-28 · +32dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_4a805e56cbe3021a2023-01-01 · +240dVerified by operator

Name: MW Components
norm: mw components
Domain: mwcomponents.com

Name: MW Components
norm: mw components
Domain: mwcomponents.com

Discovered: May 19, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2023 – Mar 26, 2023
Undetected for: 79 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 18,107state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Notified affected individuals in writing.
Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(102 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 102dME resident >60d · 101dLeak >90d
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 19, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2023
102d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 19, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 28, 2023
101d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 19, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2023	102d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 19, 2023 → Notified: Aug 28, 2023	101d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Indiana State AG+208d

California State AG+208d

Massachusetts State AG+208d

New Hampshire State AG+212d

Vermont State AG+239d

California State AG+240d

Maine State AG+240d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+241d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Aug 30 (NH) — a 241-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/49b69bd5-eb3c-475b-a2fb-c3a426ccd122.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2023
Raw hash: 72060927bb2bf5172e23000d3e6ae55519b377e6fb5398b8391bfa35c7755fd0

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMW Components

Victim entityMW Components

Incidentdiscovered May 19, 2023

Stated responseNotified affected individuals in writing.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov