HackingUtilitiesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMedium

West Texas Gas

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 27, 2023

Filed

Oct 10, 2023

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

56,58712 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for West Texas Gas →

West Texas Gas reported a data breach impacting 12 Maine residents, which occurred on May 16, 2023, and was discovered on May 27, 2023. The breach resulted from an external system hack, compromising names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers along with their associated access codes. The company notified affected individuals on October 9, 2023, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 27, 2023 → Filed with AG Oct 10, 2023136d ⏱ ME AG >30d19 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 · 11 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 136 days

May 16, 2023

Begins

May 27, 2023

Discovered

Oct 10, 2023

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_509b9fdefcd3f5ca2023-10-10Verified
California State AGbd_c69c7e2e3c6db3542023-10-10Verified
Vermont State AGbd_266607bb9895cc4b2023-10-09 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_baca07951a9397712023-10-09 · +1dCandidate

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Indiana State AGbd_f73afdced5211d982023-10-09 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a9e6ecdf4265db362023-10-13 · +3dVerified

Name: West Texas Gas
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Name: West Texas Gas
norm: west texas gas

Discovered: May 27, 2023
Breach occurred: May 16, 2023
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2023
Affected individuals: 56,587state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Changes made: Offered 24 months of Equifax Credit Watch Gold identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(136 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 136dME resident >60d · 135d
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 27, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Oct 10, 2023
136d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: May 27, 2023
→ Notified: Oct 9, 2023
135d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 27, 2023 → Filed with AG: Oct 10, 2023	136d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: May 27, 2023 → Notified: Oct 9, 2023	135d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGOct 9 · first

Montana State AGOct 9 · first

Indiana State AGOct 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/f9b7b596-4bac-465b-84a0-d31749b58a46.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 10, 2023
Raw hash: 61ddb8b2b63065bdc352a83a653d4fae3b1b635e4e690925fb56856e482f576b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWest Texas Gas

Victim entityWest Texas Gas

Incidentdiscovered May 27, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov