HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Starkville Utilities

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 23, 2024

Filed

May 6, 2025

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected · nationwide

11,5273 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Starkville Utilities →

Starkville Utilities, a public utility in Mississippi, disclosed a data breach discovered on October 23, 2024. An unauthorized user gained limited access to the network, potentially exposing names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers of up to 11,527 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Starkville engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. Remediation included EDR deployment, MFA implementation, and credential resets.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 23, 2024 → Filed with AG May 6, 2025195d ⏱ ME AG >30d28 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 195 days

Oct 23, 2024

Begins

Oct 23, 2024

Discovered

May 6, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_07cace361dc63e0a2025-05-06Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_5df7e20093e910412025-05-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_a5adbb940673faa62025-05-06Verified
Indiana State AGbd_daf12b7fb8d203d32025-05-06Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_211166b4dc957a182025-05-12 · +6dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a3a2d8f699c5d19c2025-05-19 · +13dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Starkville Utilities
norm: starkville utilities
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Oct 23, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 23, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 6, 2025
Affected individuals: 11,527state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected all access to the network
Engaged a specialized third-party incident response firm to assist with securing the environment
Conducted a comprehensive forensic investigation
Engaged a third-party data mining vendor to perform a review of the information
Offered twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through HaystackID
Changes made: Deployed endpoint detection and response software for network security
Engaged third-party firm specializing in EDR to provide 24/7 monitoring and response services
Changed domain usernames and passwords for all network accounts
Conducted password reset for all e-mail accounts
Implemented multi-factor authentication on remote access systems
Implemented new email security software
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(195 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 195dME resident >60d · 195d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 23, 2024
→ Filed with AG: May 6, 2025
195d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 23, 2024
→ Notified: May 6, 2025
195d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 23, 2024 → Filed with AG: May 6, 2025	195d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 23, 2024 → Notified: May 6, 2025	195d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMay 6 · first

Nebraska State AGMay 6 · first

Vermont State AGMay 6 · first

Indiana State AGMay 6 · first

Maine State AGMay 6 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing May 6 (MA), last May 19 (NH) — a 13-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-a1252b4f8318/221c5ffe-01e6-4cee-a930-ec734fb0e59d.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 6, 2025
Raw hash: 7f1ecef821d8309810e631c3256ec6ac4dbdddd8c532e4a063d2b94a2f259c48

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityStarkville Utilities

Incidentdiscovered Oct 23, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected all access to the network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov