HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Autobell Car Wash, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 7, 2024

Filed

Oct 22, 2024

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

52,7145 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Autobell Car Wash, LLC →2 incidents on file

Autobell Car Wash, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 1-7, 2024, discovered on September 24, 2024. The incident affected 52,714 individuals nationwide, including 5 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and other personal identifiers. The company engaged external cybersecurity professionals for forensic investigation and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 7, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 22, 2024198d ✗ ME AG >90d28 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 198 days

Apr 1, 2024

Begins

Apr 7, 2024

Discovered

Oct 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by medusa about this victim predates this filing by 167 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemedusabd_ac35e09bf9b8d5e32024-05-07 · +167dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_65b1abda577354f52024-10-22Verified
Montana State AGbd_aca4be2ef40319222024-10-22Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_dbcac965afe994f22024-10-22Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_396741caec07cc662024-10-23 · +1dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_e13d9ce271c5e1ae2024-10-28 · +6dVerified by operator

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Autobell Car Wash, LLC
norm: autobell car wash
Domain: autobell.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 1, 2024 – Apr 7, 2024
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 22, 2024
Affected individuals: 52,714state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced a prompt investigation working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and document review
Provided access to identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 198dME resident >60d · 198dLeak >90d
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: Apr 7, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 22, 2024
198d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 7, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 22, 2024
198d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 7, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 22, 2024	198d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 7, 2024 → Notified: Oct 22, 2024	198d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGOct 22 · first

Montana State AGOct 22 · first

Vermont State AGOct 22 · first

Maine State AGOct 22 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Oct 22 (IN), last Oct 28 (NH) — 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/c0cef2aa-6844-4cc8-a846-48e88faa4207.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 22, 2024
Raw hash: f7174cc607c8bb9a8f37e849fd8dfaeca37ae1dc3d15bdcda0b30af713afb897

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityAutobell Car Wash, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt investigation working closely with external cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov