MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedData EncryptedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

IGI Global Scientific Publishing

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 18, 2025

Filed

Dec 10, 2025

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5165 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for IGI Global Scientific Publishing →

IGI Global Scientific Publishing reported a ransomware attack on August 18, 2025, affecting 516 individuals, including 5 Maine residents. The incident involved unauthorized access to personal data (names, DOB, addresses, account numbers). IGI restored systems from backups, engaged in an investigation, and offered 12-24 months of identity protection services via IDX. Notification was sent on December 3, 2025.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 18, 2025 → Filed with AG Dec 10, 2025114d ✗ ME AG >90d16 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 114 days

Aug 18, 2025

Begins

Aug 18, 2025

Discovered

Dec 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Vermont State AGbd_34ceb7fc9475825c2025-12-12 · +2dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_14dfa49792a45b0e2025-12-03 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_1510beefada1eaac2025-12-03 · +7dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_18eb9be0d5f3d4972025-12-23 · +13dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_1ca67f3b16f6fca32025-12-23 · +13dVerified

Name: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
norm: igi global scientific publishing
Domain: igi-global.com

Name: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
norm: igi global scientific publishing
Domain: igi-global.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 18, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 18, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 3, 2025
Affected individuals: 516state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Worked to restore its system through backups
Commenced an investigation into what occurred
Implemented additional safeguards to improve security within its infrastructure
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to improve security within its infrastructure
Will continue to take additional steps to protect related data from theft or similar cybercriminal activity in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(114 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 114dME resident >60d · 107d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 18, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Dec 10, 2025
114d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 18, 2025
→ Notified: Dec 3, 2025
107d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 18, 2025 → Filed with AG: Dec 10, 2025	114d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 18, 2025 → Notified: Dec 3, 2025	107d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Nebraska State AGDec 3 · first

Indiana State AGDec 3 · first

Maine State AG+7d · this page

Vermont State AG+9d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Pattern: first filing Dec 3 (NE), last Dec 23 (NH) — a 20-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/e305f492-98cb-49fb-83be-6fda9504c808.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 10, 2025
Raw hash: 197663657b72b16e327eb52b766c4337ff208da2dfcce455962ae4bb854a8391

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityIGI Global Scientific Publishing

Victim entityIGI Global Scientific Publishing

Incidentdiscovered Aug 18, 2025

Stated responseWorked to restore its system through backups

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov