MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIGovernment IDHighContained

Piedmont Plastics

bd_83c3ef3d8592eb2f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 3, 2020

Filed

Apr 27, 2021

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,5871 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Piedmont Plastics →

Piedmont Plastics, Inc. reported a ransomware attack on November 1, 2020, discovered on November 3, 2020. The breach affected 5,587 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The attacker encrypted data and exfiltrated names and Social Security Numbers. The company notified affected individuals in writing on April 27, 2021, and provided one year of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 3, 2020 → Filed with AG Apr 27, 2021175d ✗ ME AG >90d25 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 175 days

Nov 1, 2020

Begins

Nov 3, 2020

Discovered

Apr 27, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_22ef66074979fd9c2021-04-27Verified
Indiana State AGbd_943134cde84594482021-04-27Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f69d4cd8f8bbf0aa2021-05-03 · +6dVerified

Name: Piedmont Plastics
norm: piedmont plastics
Domain: piedmontplastics.com
Industry: manufacturing

Name: Piedmont Plastics
norm: piedmont plastics
Domain: piedmontplastics.com
Industry: manufacturing
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Nov 3, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 1, 2020
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 27, 2021
Affected individuals: 5,587state + nationwide
Data types: PIIGovernment ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity restoration service through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(175 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 175dME resident >60d · 175d
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: Nov 3, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Apr 27, 2021
175d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 3, 2020
→ Notified: Apr 27, 2021
175d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 3, 2020 → Filed with AG: Apr 27, 2021	175d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 3, 2020 → Notified: Apr 27, 2021	175d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 27 · first

Indiana State AGApr 27 · first

Maine State AGApr 27 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Apr 27 (MA), last May 3 (NH) — a 6-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/c6d9c14a-455e-4b29-bd9e-62a9e85e3e31.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 27, 2021
Raw hash: d73b36071b7b5607ea865641151be747054e5e6f1dae75c0f4a5896982fad9cc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPiedmont Plastics

Victim entityPiedmont Plastics

Incidentdiscovered Nov 3, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov