HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of itself, its parent TMX Finance LLC and its affiliates, many of which operate under the brands “TitleMax,” “TitleBucks,” and “InstaLoan” (collectively, “TMX”)

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Mar 1, 2023

Filed

Mar 30, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

4,822,58081 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of itself, its parent TMX Finance LLC and its affiliates, many of which operate under the brands “TitleMax,” “TitleBucks,” and “InstaLoan” (collectively, “TMX”) →

TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 10, 2022, discovered on March 1, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of approximately 4.8 million individuals, including 81 Maine residents. TMX provided written notification and offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 1, 2023 → Filed with AG Mar 30, 202329d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days 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 · 81 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Dec 10, 2022

Begins

Mar 1, 2023

Discovered

Mar 30, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,822,580 affectedView incident

Name: TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.
norm: tmx finance corporate

Name: TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of itself, its parent TMX Finance LLC and its affiliates, many of which operate under the brands “TitleMax,” “TitleBucks,” and “InstaLoan” (collectively, “TMX”)
norm: tmx finance corporate services inc on behalf of itself its parent tmx finance llc and its affiliates many of which operate under the brands titlemax titlebucks and instaloan collectively tmx
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 1, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 10, 2022
Undetected for: 81 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 30, 2023
Affected individuals: 4,822,580state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: Mar 1, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Mar 30, 2023
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2023 → Filed with AG: Mar 30, 2023	29d	30 days	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-a1252b4f8318/179ab0ce-2c43-4119-ae5a-db766d4be3e0.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 30, 2023
Raw hash: 850f5335dde70d7aa83120b6734e68b54ce806048df843676d5556726869cec5

Reporting entityTMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.

Victim entityTMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., on behalf of itself, its parent TMX Finance LLC and its affiliates, many of which operate under the brands “TitleMax,” “TitleBucks,” and “InstaLoan” (collectively, “TMX”)

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov