HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

PASCO scientific

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 24, 2020

Filed

Jan 11, 2021

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5381 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PASCO scientific →

PASCO scientific, a California-based commercial entity, reported an external system breach (hacking) on August 24, 2020. The incident affected 538 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The attacker acquired names and Social Security Numbers. The company notified affected individuals in writing on January 7, 2021, and provided 12 months of identity theft protection services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 24, 2020 → Filed with AG Jan 11, 2021140d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 20 weeks / 140 days

Aug 24, 2020

Begins

Aug 24, 2020

Discovered

Jan 11, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_95b0f509a37b04b92021-01-11Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6782370d133129c92021-01-12 · +1dVerified

Name: PASCO scientific
norm: pasco scientific
Domain: pasco.com

Name: PASCO scientific
norm: pasco scientific
Domain: pasco.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 24, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 24, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 7, 2021
Affected individuals: 538state + 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: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(140 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 140dME resident >60d · 136d
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 24, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Jan 11, 2021
140d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 24, 2020
→ Notified: Jan 7, 2021
136d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 24, 2020 → Filed with AG: Jan 11, 2021	140d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 24, 2020 → Notified: Jan 7, 2021	136d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 11 · first

Maine State AGJan 11 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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/ac9afc2f-a50d-4bb5-95be-b80dfc3accd4.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 11, 2021
Raw hash: 32c24f17800f88ca51d7aeeec7f2ca48662cc92928dac9aeca3cec3cabe1fba0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPASCO scientific

Victim entityPASCO scientific

Incidentdiscovered Aug 24, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov