HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

EMPIRE Distribution Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 7, 2025

Filed

Sep 26, 2025

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,7005 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for EMPIRE Distribution Inc. →2 incidents on file

EMPIRE Distribution Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on November 17, 2024, discovered on July 7, 2025. The incident affected 4,700 individuals nationwide, including 5 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, and bank account numbers. The company engaged forensic experts, notified federal law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 7, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 26, 202581d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 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 · 232 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 81 days

Nov 17, 2024

Begins

Jul 7, 2025

Discovered

Sep 26, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_6a44767cad24fcf72025-09-26Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_020c3b5bcc3121422025-09-30 · +4dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_3162e72c47adb9ff2025-08-29 · +28dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_aee626f5c0a1058a2025-08-29 · +28dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_c20c84711159dc9e2025-08-29 · +28dVerified

Name: EMPIRE Distribution Inc.
norm: empire distribution

Name: EMPIRE Distribution Inc.
norm: empire distribution
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 7, 2025
Breach occurred: Nov 17, 2024
Undetected for: 232 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2025
Affected individuals: 4,700state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts and external consultants to help investigate the incident and assess its impact
Informed federal law enforcement of this incident
Changes made: Taken steps to investigate, assess, and improve the security of our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(81 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 81d
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: Jul 7, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 26, 2025
81d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 7, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 26, 2025	81d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGAug 29 · first

Nebraska State AGAug 29 · first

Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

California State AG+28d

Maine State AG+28d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+32d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (VT), last Sep 30 (NH) — a 32-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/e10a4d5d-ce39-433d-9b2e-8b42a5527f46.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 26, 2025
Raw hash: e9b28b22305590f3f38983f0791f996e62676751c1ef412f26f1894a312bd9e9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEMPIRE Distribution Inc.

Victim entityEMPIRE Distribution Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 7, 2025

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts and external consultants to help investigate the incident and assess its impact

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov