HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

NCH CORPORATION

bd_68c3b9f58272c13e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 29, 2021

Filed

Jul 29, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

13,8246 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for NCH CORPORATION →4 incidents on file

NCH Corporation reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between March 2 and March 5, 2021, discovered on June 29, 2021. The incident affected 13,824 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and driver's license numbers. NCH provided one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Equifax.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Maine clockDiscovered Jun 29, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 29, 202130d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 119 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Mar 2, 2021

Begins

Jun 29, 2021

Discovered

Jul 29, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Montana State AGbd_21ea0b1a7f0a6aaf2021-07-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_66f2e2ee62ed91ae2021-07-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a2c0444f07f6a4e12021-07-29Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f938407410e8617e2021-07-29Verified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 209d gap

HHS OCRbd_bfe95dadc01707e72021-07-24 · +5dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_98d43683edf267ca2021-01-01 · +209dCandidate

Name: NCH CORPORATION
norm: nch
Domain: nch.com

Name: NCH CORPORATION
norm: nch
Domain: nch.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jun 29, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2021 – Mar 5, 2021
Undetected for: 119 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 13,824state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 1 Year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Jun 29, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jul 29, 2021
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 29, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jul 29, 2021	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

HHS OCR+204d

Montana State AG+209d

Indiana State AG+209d

New Hampshire State AG+209d

Massachusetts State AG+209d

Maine State AG+209d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jul 29 (ME) — a 209-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-a1252b4f8318/79f33db7-0dc4-4ef0-8937-e35d18a4b010.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 29, 2021
Raw hash: 9877292db790d6c0632d1c3d5bc7e2c3444cbc40616f1f8e1626bb26bc03fa34

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNCH CORPORATION

Victim entityNCH CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Jun 29, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov