HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Northwest Crop Protection LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 15, 2023

Filed

Oct 7, 2024

To disclose

17 months

Affected · nationwide

7,30730 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Northwest Crop Protection LLC →

Northwest Crop Protection LLC reported an external system breach occurring between Jan 6 and May 15, 2023. Unauthorized individuals accessed customer credit card and billing information via a suspicious file in a shared Dropbox account connected to the website host. 7,307 individuals were affected, including 30 Maine residents. Notification was sent on Sept 23, 2024.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 15, 2023 → Filed with AG Oct 7, 2024511d ⏱ ME AG >30d17 months 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 · 129 days

discovery → filing · 17 months / 511 days

Jan 6, 2023

Begins

May 15, 2023

Discovered

Oct 7, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+63 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_37261d1c2f9ba73a2024-10-01 · +6dCandidate

Name: Northwest Crop Protection LLC
norm: northwest crop protection

Name: Northwest Crop Protection LLC
norm: northwest crop protection
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 15, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 6, 2023 – May 15, 2023
Undetected for: 129 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 7,307state + nationwide
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged Net Guardians to assist with the investigation
Rebuilt webhost and infrastructure from the ground up
Implemented two factor authentication for all server administration actions
Installed Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (mEDR) software on all servers and user computers
Changes made: Rebuilt webhost and infrastructure from the ground up
Implemented two factor authentication for all server administration actions
Installed Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (mEDR) software on all servers and user computers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 months(511 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 511dME resident >60d · 497d
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 15, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Oct 7, 2024
511d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: May 15, 2023
→ Notified: Sep 23, 2024
497d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 15, 2023 → Filed with AG: Oct 7, 2024	511d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: May 15, 2023 → Notified: Sep 23, 2024	497d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGOct 1 · first

Maine State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 1 (NH), last Oct 7 (ME) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/59f28793-b113-467d-9e97-434542807a0a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 7, 2024
Raw hash: fc525205f8af3f614de9f49ab06a39cc4eb066e82ba529883fcecf3695bf25b6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthwest Crop Protection LLC

Victim entityNorthwest Crop Protection LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 15, 2023

Stated responseEngaged Net Guardians to assist with the investigation

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov