HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

T.Y. Lin International Group Ltd.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 1, 2023

Filed

Feb 20, 2024

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,39847 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for T.Y. Lin International Group Ltd. →

T.Y. Lin International Group Ltd. experienced an external system breach on July 27, 2023, which was discovered on August 1, 2023. The breach affected 3,398 individuals, compromising names and driver's license or non-driver identification card numbers. The company began notifying affected individuals electronically on February 20, 2024, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 1, 2023 → Filed with AG Feb 20, 2024203d ⏱ ME AG >30d29 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 203 days

Jul 27, 2023

Begins

Aug 1, 2023

Discovered

Feb 20, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6b2ba51145d1b27a2024-02-20Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6becc4e6a24e11ee2024-02-20Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6e8883668708a8f62024-02-20Verified
Montana State AGbd_95246e6fefede82c2024-02-20Verified

Name: T.Y. Lin International Group Ltd.
norm: ty lin

Name: T.Y. Lin International Group Ltd.
norm: ty lin
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 27, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 20, 2024
Affected individuals: 3,398state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(203 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 203dME resident >60d · 203d
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: Aug 1, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Feb 20, 2024
203d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2023
→ Notified: Feb 20, 2024
203d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2023 → Filed with AG: Feb 20, 2024	203d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2023 → Notified: Feb 20, 2024	203d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGFeb 20 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 20 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 20 · first

Montana State AGFeb 20 · first

Maine State AGFeb 20 · first · this page

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/e4dc8516-27ad-4084-9aff-e1256dacc356.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 20, 2024
Raw hash: 770b7f7077a41a0ee553da0bb54bd7ea26f97035bce3065509c2f7ed11b2fd28

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityT.Y. Lin International Group Ltd.

Victim entityT.Y. Lin International Group Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection services

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov