HackingHacking OtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

BTU International, Inc.

bd_6266c3bd5d830323 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 12, 2021

Filed

Jul 15, 2021

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,29110 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for BTU International, Inc. →2 incidents on file

BTU International, Inc. reported an external system breach that was discovered on April 12, 2021. The breach involved the acquisition of names and Social Security Numbers. A total of 10 Maine residents were affected. The company provided two years of identity theft protection services through Experian to those impacted.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 12, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 15, 202194d ✗ ME AG >90d13 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 · 13 weeks / 94 days

Apr 12, 2021

Begins

Apr 12, 2021

Discovered

Jul 15, 2021

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_c28150bce0bbb51a2021-07-13 · +2dVerified
Montana State AGbd_cdb2ef2fd43ab5312021-07-13 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6aec59ca20d42ee92021-07-19 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7bafccfd9b265bfc2021-05-14 · +62dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 63d gap

Maine State AGbd_7502d8adf20dd2782021-05-13 · +63dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_fdf7fd78c494e8f92021-05-13 · +63dVerified

Name: BTU International, Inc.
norm: btu international

Name: BTU International, Inc.
norm: btu international

Discovered: Apr 12, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 12, 2021
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 13, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,291state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered two years of identity theft protection services through Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 94dME resident >60d · 92d
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: Apr 12, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jul 15, 2021
94d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 12, 2021
→ Notified: Jul 13, 2021
92d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 12, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jul 15, 2021	94d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 12, 2021 → Notified: Jul 13, 2021	92d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGMay 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+61d

Montana State AG+61d

Maine State AG+63d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+67d

Pattern: first filing May 13 (ME), last Jul 19 (NH) — a 67-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-a1252b4f8318/575d3e31-53af-4dbd-bdea-2d703569e5a4.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 15, 2021
Raw hash: ba0991a2dcf9907707aba0875c3b4c73d5366fc30c7a5b8874dd55848cdabd6d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBTU International, Inc.

Victim entityBTU International, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 12, 2021

Stated responseOffered two years of identity theft protection services through Experian.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov