HackingTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Informa

bd_71b2a3cb7c10b4c4 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 23, 2025

Filed

May 29, 2025

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2531 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Informa →6 incidents on file

Informa Canada, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 253 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The incident occurred between April 4 and May 2, 2025, and was discovered on April 23, 2025. Unauthorized changes to shopfanexpo.com exposed payment details and personal identifiers. The company isolated the issue, engaged experts, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d5 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 · 19 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Apr 4, 2025

Begins

Apr 23, 2025

Discovered

May 29, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed253 affectedView incident

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 673 days.View originating leak claim

Name: Informa
norm: informa
Domain: informa.com

Name: Informa
norm: informa
Domain: informa.com
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 4, 2025 – May 2, 2025
Undetected for: 19 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 25, 2025
Affected individuals: 253state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed breach notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Isolated and stopped the issue
Working with experts to investigate the cause
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 36d
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 23, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 29, 2025
36d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 23, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 29, 2025	36d	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-a1252b4f8318/0c7fc020-3af4-4a8f-b6c9-373284ee1f4b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 29, 2025
Raw hash: 828da7428429c1debb9ba3173b3252f4fde3b9b1827f2d4ca195832564bee123

Reporting entityInforma

Victim entityInforma

Incidentdiscovered Apr 23, 2025

Stated responseIsolated and stopped the issue

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov