HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedPIILowContained

Eastgate Auto, Inc.

bd_a54af51fd290762b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 13, 2024

Filed

Oct 27, 2025

To disclose

50 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Eastgate Auto, Inc. →

Eastgate Auto, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on October 28, 2024, discovered on November 13, 2024. The incident affected 1 Maine resident. The company provided written notification and offered 12 months of identity and credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d50 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 · 16 days

discovery → filing · 50 weeks / 348 days

Oct 28, 2024

Begins

Nov 13, 2024

Discovered

Oct 27, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+40 wks slower

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

A leak claim by blacksuit about this victim was first seen 343 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblacksuitbd_2c4dce3a9070aba22024-10-28 · +364dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_dc25346b911a2eba2025-10-27Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9a9f10d85e28c06a2025-10-22 · +5dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_db5a9d2c1470de562025-10-01 · +26dCandidate

Name: Eastgate Auto, Inc.
norm: eastgate auto
Domain: eastgateauto.com

Name: Eastgate Auto, Inc.
norm: eastgate auto
Domain: eastgateauto.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 28, 2024
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PII
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 12 months of identity/credit monitoring services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 50 weeks(348 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 348dME resident >60d · 343d
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: Nov 13, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 27, 2025
348d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 13, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 22, 2025
343d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 13, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 27, 2025	348d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 13, 2024 → Notified: Oct 22, 2025	343d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGOct 1 · first

Indiana State AG+21d

Massachusetts State AG+26d

Maine State AG+26d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 1 (IL), last Oct 27 (ME) — a 26-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-a1252b4f8318/94f8131a-07db-484c-a4d1-c9717938cd50.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 27, 2025
Raw hash: 71410a85e98a36d6ad256145cd0a10978a81cd3e1e629b97926d1acd5f9e0186

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEastgate Auto, Inc.

Victim entityEastgate Auto, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 13, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov