HackingTechnologyInformationDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLow

FraudWatch International, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 1, 2022

Filed

Sep 16, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2877 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for FraudWatch International, Inc. →

FraudWatch International, Inc. experienced an external system breach on April 11, 2022, which was discovered on August 1, 2022. The breach affected 287 individuals, compromising names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers along with their access codes. Notifications were sent to affected individuals on September 16, 2022.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 1, 2022 → Filed with AG Sep 16, 202246d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 112 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Apr 11, 2022

Begins

Aug 1, 2022

Discovered

Sep 16, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed287 affectedView incident

Name: FraudWatch International, Inc.
norm: fraudwatch international

Name: FraudWatch International, Inc.
norm: fraudwatch international
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 11, 2022
Undetected for: 112 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2022
Affected individuals: 287state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent electronic notification to affected consumers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 46d
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: Aug 1, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2022
46d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2022 → Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2022	46d	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/f9de9654-076b-4810-939e-f4010f4d4de7.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2022
Raw hash: 0bf6ada09c15d6c8b552a74825eb3f4ed8abfbab197d6cfcf0718d248dd8d53c

Reporting entityFraudWatch International, Inc.

Victim entityFraudWatch International, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2022

Stated responseSent electronic notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov