HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 18, 2023

Filed

Aug 8, 2023

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

4,1502 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY →5 incidents on file

Washington National Insurance Company reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 29, 2023, discovered on July 18, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 4,150 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The company provided written notification on August 3, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 18, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 8, 202321d ✓ ME AG ≤30d21 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 · 50 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jul 18, 2023

Discovered

Aug 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_fb7fb1e22476162c2023-08-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_13cdc2e2bdeebea92023-08-03 · +5dVerified

Name: WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: washington national insurance

Name: WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: washington national insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 18, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023
Undetected for: 50 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2023
Affected individuals: 4,150state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Provided 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Provided individuals with 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll, which includes Credit Monitoring, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 21d
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 18, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 8, 2023
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 18, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 8, 2023	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGAug 3 · first

Montana State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 3 (IN), last Aug 8 (ME) — a 5-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-a1252b4f8318/176eb79c-2234-4ea2-989c-ca3367ff59f9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 8, 2023
Raw hash: c005bf96f046d2855b0c75722244cbb24751632ae5b5ef8ff22f73b71c99fdb5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityWASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Jul 18, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov