HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 10, 2021

Filed

Aug 25, 2022

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7282 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC. →

Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between November 2-5, 2021, discovered on December 10, 2021. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 728 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The company provided written notification on August 24, 2022, and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks credit protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 10, 2021 → Filed with AG Aug 25, 2022258d ⏱ ME AG >30d37 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 · 38 days

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 258 days

Nov 2, 2021

Begins

Dec 10, 2021

Discovered

Aug 25, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_13b79de725a1cca22022-08-25Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_78e939753eee8c622022-08-25Verified
Indiana State AGbd_d4f7225fbd88646e2022-08-24 · +1dVerified

Name: DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
norm: diamond comic distributors

Name: DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
norm: diamond comic distributors
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 10, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 5, 2021
Undetected for: 38 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 24, 2022
Affected individuals: 728state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
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 consumers
Offered 1 Year of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B identity protections services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(258 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 258dME resident >60d · 257d
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 10, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Aug 25, 2022
258d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 10, 2021
→ Notified: Aug 24, 2022
257d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 10, 2021 → Filed with AG: Aug 25, 2022	258d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 10, 2021 → Notified: Aug 24, 2022	257d	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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Indiana State AGAug 24 · first

Montana State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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-a1252b4f8318/08a83327-6964-419b-8706-8fbb517b0640.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2022
Raw hash: 92af823d6deeee29c7b64c2cdfe67bfa70793fd8160cd967a3a8cc178ef3f6bd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Victim entityDIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 10, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov