MalwareGovernmentEnergy & UtilitiesGovernmentRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 27, 2021

Filed

Sep 14, 2021

To disclose

18 days

Affected · nationwide

1,8774 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center →

Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC) experienced a ransomware incident on July 28, 2021, discovered on August 27, 2021. The breach affected 1,877 individuals and compromised names and Social Security numbers. MassCEC began notifying affected individuals on September 13, 2021, and offered 24 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 27, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 14, 202118d ✓ ME AG ≤30d18 days 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 · 30 days

discovery → filing · 18 days

Jul 28, 2021

Begins

Aug 27, 2021

Discovered

Sep 14, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_9a3ef411d01373fe2021-09-20 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5a38009b045f4e5b2021-09-08 · +6dVerified

Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center
norm: massachusetts clean energy technology center

Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center
norm: massachusetts clean energy technology center
Industry: GovernmentllmEnergy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: Aug 27, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 28, 2021
Undetected for: 30 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 13, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,877state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers.
Changes made: Offered 24 months of identity theft protection services from IDX, including single bureau credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 days(18 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 18d
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: Aug 27, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 14, 2021
18d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 27, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 14, 2021	18d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 8 · first

Maine State AG+6d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+12d

Pattern: first filing Sep 8 (MA), last Sep 20 (NH) — a 12-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/d69bebb9-de64-4038-a08a-714da4a1c697.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 14, 2021
Raw hash: 33a5a53481a8e1dbf5eb1b4060bfe7531cd4a798a8db4da5f8c58ff631a69cf8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMassachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center

Victim entityMassachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center

Incidentdiscovered Aug 27, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov