HackingTelecom & MediaInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

WorldNet Telecommunications, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 11, 2025

Filed

Sep 19, 2025

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,2991 in this filing

Linked

3 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WorldNet Telecommunications, LLC →2 incidents on file

WorldNet Telecommunications, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) on January 7, 2025, detected on January 11, 2025. The incident affected 7,299 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information, including names, was potentially accessed. WorldNet engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified the FBI, Secret Service, and FCC, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d36 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 251 days

Jan 7, 2025

Begins

Jan 11, 2025

Discovered

Sep 19, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 3 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by akira about this victim was first seen 239 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_9921883bfa3494a92025-01-10 · +252dVerified

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_42dd7c7b0499785b2025-09-11 · +8dVerified by operator

Name: WorldNet Telecommunications, LLC
norm: worldnet telecommunications
Domain: worldnetpr.com

Name: WorldNet Telecommunications, LLC
norm: worldnet telecommunications
Domain: worldnetpr.com
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Jan 11, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 7, 2025
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 11, 2025
Affected individuals: 7,299state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FCCNotified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Notified the Secret Service
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity specialists to assist with the process
Made notice available to the FCC, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 36 weeks(251 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 251dME resident >60d · 243d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 11, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 19, 2025
251d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 11, 2025
→ Notified: Sep 11, 2025
243d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 11, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 19, 2025	251d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 11, 2025 → Notified: Sep 11, 2025	243d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 11 · first

Maine State AG+8d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 11 (MA), last Sep 19 (ME) — a 8-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/d4009ea2-332b-4021-89aa-0ede3fa8e56b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 19, 2025
Raw hash: 30568b0ce9e43fe887aff4af26e0ca11d5321375660416eadbfbdb0e5d7fb9e6

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWorldNet Telecommunications, LLC

Victim entityWorldNet Telecommunications, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 11, 2025

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity specialists to assist with the process

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov