HackingGovernmentGovernmentData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

City of Newport, Rhode Island

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 9, 2022

Filed

Jul 22, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,2211 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City of Newport, Rhode Island →

The City of Newport, Rhode Island, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between June 8 and June 9, 2022. The incident compromised the personal information of 6,221 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The City notified affected individuals in writing on July 22, 2022, and provided two years of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 9, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 22, 202243d ⏱ 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Jun 8, 2022

Begins

Jun 9, 2022

Discovered

Jul 22, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_19833d65b83d95142022-07-22Verified
HHS OCRbd_2516cf104b06eb352022-07-22Verified
Montana State AGbd_bceb7fd1a05f71122022-07-22Verified

Name: City of Newport, Rhode Island
norm: city of newport rhode island
Industry: government_public

Name: City of Newport, Rhode Island
norm: city of newport rhode island
Industry: government_public
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Jun 9, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 8, 2022 – Jun 9, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 22, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,221state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 2 Years of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(43 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 43d
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: Jun 9, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 22, 2022
43d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 9, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 22, 2022	43d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 22 · first

HHS OCRJul 22 · first

Montana State AGJul 22 · first

Maine State AGJul 22 · 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/c6e33500-ce92-43c0-950f-7cfdc9ca18e0.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 22, 2022
Raw hash: cae89baaaac5a7e1c50f9e1b065615e102f5ef1b75646b93733fb804260c3ab6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Newport, Rhode Island

Victim entityCity of Newport, Rhode Island

Incidentdiscovered Jun 9, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov