HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 15, 2022

Filed

Jan 18, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for 1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION →

1st Franklin Financial Corporation reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, stating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on November 17, 2022. The breach was discovered on December 15, 2022. The incident affected 2 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The company provided written notification to the affected individuals on January 10, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 15, 2022 → Filed with AG Jan 18, 202334d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 28 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Nov 17, 2022

Begins

Dec 15, 2022

Discovered

Jan 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6c626572f091c0f52023-01-10 · +8dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_c448f2a9cb8352f62023-02-22 · +35dVerified
Montana State AGbd_0f301abc01d259d12023-03-02 · +43dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_78421a87f880eedc2023-03-02 · +43dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 64d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_7d2d18c82fcc9cb12023-03-02 · +43dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6cc99e9fdb9359cb2023-03-09 · +50dVerified
California State AGbd_3fa3cf4006932edb2023-03-23 · +64dVerified by operator

Name: 1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
norm: 1st franklin financial

Name: 1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
norm: 1st franklin financial
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 15, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 17, 2022
Undetected for: 28 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 10, 2023
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 34d
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 15, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jan 18, 2023
34d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 15, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jan 18, 2023	34d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGJan 10 · first

Maine State AG+8d · this page

South Carolina State AG+43d

Montana State AG+51d

Vermont State AG+51d

New Hampshire State AG+51d

Massachusetts State AG+58d

California State AG+72d

Pattern: first filing Jan 10 (IN), last Mar 23 (CA) — a 72-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-a1252b4f8318/67581131-b87e-4c02-859e-5bbfae6d8ba9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 18, 2023
Raw hash: 3480d52040b314c031bbea83aa30adb4cbd445c2a1632b04f5b201e2e49098d3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entity1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Victim entity1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Dec 15, 2022

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection services.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov