HackingOtherData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

Gnome, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

Dec 18, 2023

To disclose

4 days

Affected

39state residents only

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Gnome, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Gnome, Inc. dba Gnome Landscapes experienced an external system breach on October 23, 2023, discovered on December 14, 2023. The incident affected 39 Maine residents, exposing their names and Social Security Numbers. Notification to affected individuals occurred on December 18, 2023, and 12 months of identity theft protection services were offered through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 14, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 18, 20234d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 52 days

discovery → filing · 4 days

Oct 23, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

Dec 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed39 affectedView incident

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Gnome, Inc.
norm: gnome
Also named: Gnome, Inc.dba oflegal entity
Gnome Landscapesdba oftrade name
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 23, 2023
Undetected for: 52 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 18, 2023
Affected individuals: 39state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 days(4 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 4d
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: Dec 14, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 18, 2023
4d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 14, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 18, 2023	4d	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/f83bf590-a185-47a8-a128-9327903f2830.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 18, 2023
Raw hash: 705acce6f26aa159797663d006051cd6c1de074154beeba6158327553c4a482e

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityGnome, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov