HackingManufacturingManufacturingVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighActive

Central Boiler Companies, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 12, 2025

Filed

Nov 5, 2025

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,68216 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Central Boiler Companies, Inc. →

Central Boiler, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 23 and August 1, 2025, discovered on September 12, 2025. The incident affected 1,682 individuals, including 16 Maine residents. Customer data, including names and government identifiers, was potentially compromised. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring via Epiq.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 12, 2025 → Filed with AG Nov 5, 202554d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 51 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Jul 23, 2025

Begins

Sep 12, 2025

Discovered

Nov 5, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_37d56cc45e074d732025-11-05Verified
Vermont State AGbd_5f62d22566331efc2025-11-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_6555b10729ed64b42025-11-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e0059c6dc14e160c2025-11-06 · +1dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 37d gap

Nebraska State AGbd_41ad54a7d6f3ce6a2025-10-27 · +9dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_5eb2d719039108932025-09-29 · +37dCandidate

Name: Central Boiler Companies, Inc.
norm: central boiler companies

Name: Central Boiler Companies, Inc.
norm: central boiler companies
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Sep 12, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 23, 2025 – Aug 1, 2025
Undetected for: 51 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 27, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,682state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began working with our I.T. team and third-party forensic specialists to secure the network
Restore our systems to operability
Investigate the full nature and scope of the incident
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Began a thorough review of the potentially impacted files
Engaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate this matter
Arranged for you to activate, at no cost to you, online credit monitoring services for 12/24 months provided by Epiq
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 54d
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: Sep 12, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Nov 5, 2025
54d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 12, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 5, 2025	54d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGSep 29 · first

Nebraska State AG+28d

New Hampshire State AG+37d

Vermont State AG+37d

Montana State AG+37d

Maine State AG+37d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+38d

Pattern: first filing Sep 29 (IN), last Nov 6 (MA) — a 38-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-a1252b4f8318/93673a92-7cce-404d-a909-44ac20392970.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 5, 2025
Raw hash: e9d73587c3dc64ce47e148023fbe33ab5a52cd3518ac5f3d75fcf2429b2276ec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCentral Boiler Companies, Inc.

Victim entityCentral Boiler Companies, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 12, 2025

Stated responseBegan working with our I.T. team and third-party forensic specialists to secure the network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov