HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailTargetedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Farmer Brothers Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 14, 2025

Filed

Sep 9, 2025

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected · nationwide

14,4609 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Farmer Brothers Company →2 incidents on file

Farmer Brothers Company reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between March 6 and March 14, 2025. The incident affected 14,460 individuals nationwide, including 9 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. Notices were sent on September 9, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 14, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 9, 2025179d ✗ ME AG >90d26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 179 days

Mar 6, 2025

Begins

Mar 14, 2025

Discovered

Sep 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_2346ff290be14cdb2025-09-09Verified
Oregon State AGbd_4bcd2385a0817f7d2025-09-09Candidate
California State AGbd_557b222edc9b4bbd2025-09-09Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_7a93c640411fc20b2025-09-09Verified

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Montana State AGbd_bf5d5f7c554e3c442025-09-09Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_cf064c1fa318e4872025-09-09Verified
Indiana State AGbd_d19f1c0203deb1242025-09-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ff0874b846405f0e2025-09-09Verified
Washington State AGbd_611ab6b8e533b4542025-09-10 · +1dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_6975b4edc70a99852025-09-10 · +1dVerified

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Name: Farmer Brothers Company
norm: farmer brothers
Domain: farmerbros.com

Name: Farmer Brothers Company
norm: farmer brothers
Domain: farmerbros.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 14, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 6, 2025 – Mar 14, 2025
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 9, 2025
Affected individuals: 14,460state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an extensive investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Worked quickly to secure the systems
Reported this event to federal law enforcement and supported their investigation
Conducted an extensive review of the impacted files
Provided written notice to affected Maine residents
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through TransUnion
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed existing policies and procedures and added additional administrative safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(179 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 179dME resident >60d · 179d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 14, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 9, 2025
179d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 14, 2025
→ Notified: Sep 9, 2025
179d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 14, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 9, 2025	179d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 14, 2025 → Notified: Sep 9, 2025	179d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Vermont State AGSep 9 · first

Oregon State AGSep 9 · first

California State AGSep 9 · first

Nebraska State AGSep 9 · first

Montana State AGSep 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 9 · first

Indiana State AGSep 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 9 · first

Maine State AGSep 9 · first · this page

Washington State AG+1d

Texas State AG+1d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — 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/f692b8e2-726b-434d-a3fb-644bfff90272.html
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Filed at: Sep 9, 2025
Raw hash: 731cdf29dc4caa7138636fefb27b2e48cdb09919f8aeff36d9aad57dd7cd8bc1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFarmer Brothers Company

Victim entityFarmer Brothers Company

Incidentdiscovered Mar 14, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an extensive investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov