HackingTelecom & MediaInformationDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

bd_891f74af00738bec · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 16, 2022

Filed

Jan 29, 2022

To disclose

13 days

Affected · nationwide

8,0992 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. →

Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. experienced an external system breach on June 30, 2021, which was discovered on January 16, 2022. The breach affected 8,099 individuals, compromising names and Social Security numbers. The company provided written notification to affected individuals and offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 16, 2022 → Filed with AG Jan 29, 202213d ✓ ME AG ≤30d13 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 · 200 days

discovery → filing · 13 days

Jun 30, 2021

Begins

Jan 16, 2022

Discovered

Jan 29, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0a5437c5c7e118a82022-01-29Verified
Montana State AGbd_5bb8bafcce742fa22022-01-28 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_f852052ad829225b2022-01-28 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_0f7cd706ae055a872022-01-31 · +2dVerified

Name: Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
norm: farmers telephone cooperative

Name: Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
norm: farmers telephone cooperative
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Jan 16, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 30, 2021
Undetected for: 200 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 8,099state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected residents.
Offered identity theft protection services.
Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 days(13 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 13d
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: Jan 16, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jan 29, 2022
13d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 16, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jan 29, 2022	13d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

South Carolina State AG+3d

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/d3a1516f-64ac-4b39-a615-d8cff1f6a6a3.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 29, 2022
Raw hash: 852f6f9c444dec81af23867c194b2fb63315b108146421b819a9f9593dac193d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFarmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Victim entityFarmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 16, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected residents.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov