HackingTechnologyManufacturingInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHighContained

Industrial Scientific Corporation

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 3, 2024

Filed

Oct 1, 2024

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

1,4591 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Industrial Scientific Corporation →

Industrial Scientific Corporation reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Jan 25, 2023 and Nov 6, 2023. Unauthorized third parties gained access to the network and acquired personal information including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial/health data. The breach was discovered on Sep 3, 2024. 1,459 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. Notices were sent on Oct 3, 2024, offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date28 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 587 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Jan 25, 2023

Begins

Sep 3, 2024

Discovered

Oct 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_44e35ddfc69cd3f02024-10-03 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_61afa9d61ed368a52024-10-03 · +2dVerified

Name: Industrial Scientific Corporation
norm: industrial scientific
Domain: indsci.com

Name: Industrial Scientific Corporation
norm: industrial scientific
Domain: indsci.com
Industry: TechnologyllmManufacturingllm

Discovered: Sep 3, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023
Undetected for: 587 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,459state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement authorities
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged leading external cybersecurity experts to assist in thoroughly investigating the incidents
Worked closely with forensic consultants to investigate, contain, and eradicate the incidents
Notified federal law enforcement authorities of the incidents
Enhanced security monitoring capabilities and technical controls
Issued a precautionary notice about the incident
Offered complimentary credit monitoring to all current employees
Established a dedicated toll-free support line
Changes made: Enhanced security monitoring capabilities
Enhanced technical controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGOct 1 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

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/d66aff4c-a564-4842-a4f1-5ae68f6c252f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 1, 2024
Raw hash: 77cb7e17e3d12b7bbf6e844585dd71b967aa6506e2767eac9bb31324c8ee6da5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityIndustrial Scientific Corporation

Victim entityIndustrial Scientific Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Sep 3, 2024

Stated responseEngaged leading external cybersecurity experts to assist in thoroughly investigating the incidents

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov