DisclosureLens
HackingFinancial ServicesTechnologyFinanceVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsTargetedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPIIHighActive

BYTE FEDERAL, INC.

bd_8379555c684c474b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 18, 2024

Filed

Dec 11, 2024

To disclose

23 days

Affected · nationwide

58,000111 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for BYTE FEDERAL, INC.2 incidents on file

Byte Federal Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on September 30, 2024, discovered on November 18, 2024. The incident involved unauthorized access to a server via a third-party software vulnerability. Approximately 58,000 individuals were affected, including 111 Maine residents. Data potentially exposed included names, SSNs, government IDs, and financial transaction activity. No user funds were compromised. Byte Federal shut down the platform, reset credentials, and engaged forensic investigators.

Maine clockDiscovered Nov 18, 2024Filed with AG Dec 11, 202423d ME AG ≤30d23 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 · 49 days
discovery → filing · 23 days

Sep 30, 2024

Begins

Nov 18, 2024

Discovered

Dec 11, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Show 3 more filingsup to 5d gap

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGDec 11 · first
Massachusetts State AGDec 11 · first
California State AGDec 11 · first
Maine State AGDec 11 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 11 (MT), last Dec 16 (VT) — a 5-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.