MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

BGA Holding Co.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 18, 2024

Filed

Dec 27, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7981 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for BGA Holding Co. →

BGA Holding Co. experienced a ransomware incident between Sept 13-16, 2024. Systems were encrypted and unauthorized access occurred. Data involved names and SSNs on Form 1099s. 798 individuals affected. Discovered Nov 18, 2024. Notified law enforcement and regulators. Offered 12 months credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 18, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 27, 202439d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 66 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Sep 13, 2024

Begins

Nov 18, 2024

Discovered

Dec 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed798 affectedView incident

Name: BGA Holding Co.
norm: bga holding

Name: BGA Holding Co.
norm: bga holding
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 18, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024
Undetected for: 66 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 798state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified governmental regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured systems
Launched an investigation
Conducted a review of the potentially impacted data
Reported this event to federal law enforcement
Notified governmental regulators
Offering twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewing policies, procedures, and controls to reduce the risk of a similar event from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
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: Nov 18, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 27, 2024
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 18, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 27, 2024	39d	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-a1252b4f8318/33e9c800-02f7-4bbe-a0c2-ea1b265b7cd0.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 27, 2024
Raw hash: bb98cf6199d68a0d87ac2eb15ae8a3c8871964c8162ae0cef6593efe5df95908

Reporting entityBGA Holding Co.

Victim entityBGA Holding Co.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 18, 2024

Stated responseSecured systems

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov