HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

Software Systems

bd_7736f5565f9b40d6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

Feb 7, 2024

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Software Systems →

Software Systems, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred on September 29, 2023, and was discovered on December 5, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security numbers. The company began notifying the two affected Maine residents on February 7, 2024, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 5, 2023 → Filed with AG Feb 7, 202464d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 67 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Sep 29, 2023

Begins

Dec 5, 2023

Discovered

Feb 7, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by medusa about this victim predates this filing by 98 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemedusabd_9edd01b53439b1552023-10-31 · +98dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_328c83260315b4f52024-02-07Verified
Montana State AGbd_914ddd7a48bae61f2024-02-07Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ecfbf2169f5eb9c92024-02-07Verified by operator

Name: Software Systems
norm: software systems

Name: Software Systems
norm: software systems
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Dec 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 29, 2023
Undetected for: 67 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 7, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected individuals
Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 64dLeak >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: Dec 5, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Feb 7, 2024
64d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 5, 2023 → Filed with AG: Feb 7, 2024	64d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGFeb 7 · first

Montana State AGFeb 7 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 7 · first

Maine State AGFeb 7 · first · this page

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/eb043844-1dd7-49f4-9f16-0b0906dae5dd.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 7, 2024
Raw hash: b27a4c760b4919803ce2739980574604a32dd14f9a7d822519641ca58bd4e917

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySoftware Systems

Victim entitySoftware Systems

Incidentdiscovered Dec 5, 2023

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov