HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jul 10, 2023

Filed

Jul 24, 2023

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

117,226304 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island →

The Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on April 22, 2023, discovered on July 10, 2023. The incident affected 117,226 individuals, including 304 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. The Town provided written notification on July 24, 2023, and offered Equifax Complete Premier identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 10, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 24, 202314d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 79 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Apr 22, 2023

Begins

Jul 10, 2023

Discovered

Jul 24, 2023

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

Indiana State AGbd_204582642409306b2023-07-24Verified
Montana State AGbd_2892cf242b14753d2023-07-24Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_9a34d85cb1befb292023-07-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_cfb634e1b833a0312023-07-24Verified

Name: Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island
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Name: Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island
norm: town of north kingstown rhode island
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Jul 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 22, 2023
Undetected for: 79 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 117,226state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered identity theft protection services through Equifax Complete Premier
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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 10, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 24, 2023
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 10, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 24, 2023	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGJul 24 · first

Montana State AGJul 24 · first

Vermont State AGJul 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 24 · first

Maine State AGJul 24 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/06377478-6df4-48d1-b029-36919bf2fec6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 24, 2023
Raw hash: 72a43221d09abd1011050ebf6af2e69693eb64cabb82c365b7335a67106e291c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTown of North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Victim entityTown of North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Incidentdiscovered Jul 10, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov