MalwareRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

The Southwestern Family of Companies

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 1, 2022

Filed

Aug 1, 2022

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,17017 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Southwestern Family of Companies →

The Southwestern Family of Companies experienced a ransomware incident on November 17, 2021, which was discovered on March 1, 2022. The breach compromised the names and Social Security numbers of 7,170 individuals, including 17 Maine residents. The company provided written notification to affected individuals on August 1, 2022, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 1, 2022 → Filed with AG Aug 1, 2022153d ✗ ME AG >90d22 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 · 104 days

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 153 days

Nov 17, 2021

Begins

Mar 1, 2022

Discovered

Aug 1, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_5b95ba7eff72a2032022-08-01Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_c0b8ebca289e37fd2022-08-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f367c8b94cde79d72022-08-01Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e2bcbc3d7340aa632022-08-04 · +3dVerified

Name: The Southwestern Family of Companies
norm: the southwestern family of companies

Name: The Southwestern Family of Companies
norm: the southwestern family of companies

Discovered: Mar 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 17, 2021
Undetected for: 104 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 1, 2022
Affected individuals: 7,170state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(153 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 153dME resident >60d · 153d
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: Mar 1, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Aug 1, 2022
153d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 1, 2022
→ Notified: Aug 1, 2022
153d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2022 → Filed with AG: Aug 1, 2022	153d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2022 → Notified: Aug 1, 2022	153d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGAug 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 1 · first

Indiana State AGAug 1 · first

Maine State AGAug 1 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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/d4b63215-ec70-4b2f-8039-8f55ff4cd722.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 1, 2022
Raw hash: 98468d5e3ed3073b332827c4d662fd0dd9cef47a4c635cf8f3da97be25ae3f78

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Southwestern Family of Companies

Victim entityThe Southwestern Family of Companies

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2022

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov