HackingTransportation & LogisticsTransportationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDPIIHighResolved

Forward Air Corp

bd_9f6be7535a79c40c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 30, 2021

Filed

Sep 24, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

40,6552 in this filing

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Forward Air Corp →3 incidents on file

Forward Air Corporation reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 15, 2020, discovered on July 30, 2021. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 40,655 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The company provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services via TransUnion.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d8 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 · 227 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Dec 15, 2020

Begins

Jul 30, 2021

Discovered

Sep 24, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by hades about this victim predates this filing by 283 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitehadesbd_69daca6e5bc59daa2020-12-15 · +283dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_4e519c8e4352ad1e2021-09-24Verified
Montana State AGbd_9366040c480f58172021-09-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_942507cd1a8b43cc2021-09-24Verified
California State AGbd_b222ea320c8293ed2021-09-24Verified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 317d gap

Indiana State AGbd_f364a48b4e1da9442021-09-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4b984181509b96682021-09-28 · +4dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_bb0159aed9dd5ed62021-01-01 · +266dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a3124749f0e44aa02020-11-16 · +312dVerified
Maine State AGbd_08f5bdd8be02662b2020-11-11 · +317dCandidate

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: The Forward
norm: the forward
Domain: forward.com

Name: Forward Air Corp
norm: forward air
Industry: Transportation & Logisticsllm

Discovered: Jul 30, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 15, 2020
Undetected for: 227 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 24, 2021
Affected individuals: 40,655state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Transunion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 56d
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 30, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 24, 2021
56d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 30, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 24, 2021	56d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGNov 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Illinois State AG+51d

Maine State AG+317d

Montana State AG+317d

Massachusetts State AG+317d

California State AG+317d

Indiana State AG+317d

Maine State AG+317d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+321d

Pattern: first filing Nov 11 (ME), last Sep 28 (NH) — a 321-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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/fcf42d35-3be0-4f95-ab5d-aecee4bf42c8.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 24, 2021
Raw hash: 263c9c2407fd5809eab36738c56cf8f1de43672f1569406a9c8eeb23337cedaf

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Forward

Victim entityForward Air Corp

Incidentdiscovered Jul 30, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Transunion

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov