HackingInformationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Paddock Publications, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 27, 2020

Filed

Jan 5, 2021

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

19,0413 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Paddock Publications, Inc. →

Paddock Publications, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred between June 27, 2020, and July 27, 2020. The breach was discovered on October 27, 2020, affecting 19,041 individuals. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The company provided written notification to those affected and offered 12-24 months of credit and identity monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 27, 2020 → Filed with AG Jan 5, 202170d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 122 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 70 days

Jun 27, 2020

Begins

Oct 27, 2020

Discovered

Jan 5, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5cfbcaa8db630dc02021-01-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_ea71de012561e1d72021-01-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ecd94e8024d54ac52021-01-05Verified
Illinois State AGbd_7bb7230eb0d582e22021-01-01 · +4dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_b837a2d3c79123fd2021-01-14 · +9dVerified

Name: Paddock Publications, Inc.
norm: paddock publications

Name: Paddock Publications, Inc.
norm: paddock publications

Discovered: Oct 27, 2020
Breach occurred: Jun 27, 2020 – Jul 27, 2020
Undetected for: 122 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 19,041state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12-24 months of credit and identity monitoring services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(70 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 70d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 27, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Jan 5, 2021
70d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 27, 2020 → Filed with AG: Jan 5, 2021	70d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Montana State AG+4d

Indiana State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 14 (NH) — a 13-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/faaaa517-a196-4d32-bd1c-b73c70cfef14.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 5, 2021
Raw hash: 172d2a60a012a340ff1a1cc8ef82967740c56e52845f297a84a341b02885d518

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaddock Publications, Inc.

Victim entityPaddock Publications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2020

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov