HackingOtherData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Holstein Association USA, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 5, 2024

Filed

Jun 28, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,1975 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Holstein Association USA, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Holstein Association USA, Inc. and affiliates reported an external system breach on May 5, 2024. Unauthorized access resulted in the exfiltration of PII including SSNs, driver's licenses, and PHI. 1,197 individuals affected, including 5 in Maine. Notifications sent June 28, 2024. Remediation included MFA deployment and firewall hardening.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 5, 2024 → Filed with AG Jun 28, 202454d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 8 weeks / 54 days

May 5, 2024

Begins

May 5, 2024

Discovered

Jun 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,197 affectedView incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 50 days.View originating leak claim

Name: Holstein Association USA, Inc.
norm: holstein association usa

Name: Holstein Association USA, Inc.
norm: holstein association usa
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: May 5, 2024
Breach occurred: May 5, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,197state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated CollectionT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Retained leading cybersecurity experts to assist in evaluating and addressing the situation
Engaged Kroll to provide identity monitoring services
Changes made: Updating certain software systems
Deploying use of multi-factor authentication
Conducting firewall hardening
Implementing a password reset and a strong password policy
Updating access controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 54dLeak >30d
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: May 5, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jun 28, 2024
54d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 5, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jun 28, 2024	54d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/d32f7936-203b-46de-8917-0c9afa081b47.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2024
Raw hash: 5036900aa54633bdd4a86a20898fa3d1307c4c3960921a674e5881fe382f9458

Reporting entityHolstein Association USA, Inc.

Victim entityHolstein Association USA, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 5, 2024

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov