HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Primis Bank

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 24, 2023

Filed

Aug 24, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

35,5859 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Primis Bank →

Primis Bank experienced an external system breach (hacking) between May 30-31, 2023, discovered on July 24, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 35,585 individuals, including 9 Maine residents. The bank provided written notification on August 24, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 24, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 24, 202331d ⏱ ME AG >30d4 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 · 55 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

Jul 24, 2023

Discovered

Aug 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Part of Darling Consulting Group supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6ecc0b57436266fe2023-08-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c07f6e12ea145ee62023-08-24Verified
Montana State AGbd_db0235daa743179e2023-08-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e35e9dba7c75c8712023-08-24Verified

Name: Primis Bank
norm: primis bank

Name: Primis Bank
norm: primis bank
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 24, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 55 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 35,585state + 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: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Provided 12 months of credit monitoring, web scanning, identity restoration services, fraud consultation services, and identity fraud loss reimbursement
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 31d
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 24, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 24, 2023
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 24, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 24, 2023	31d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 24 · first

Montana State AGAug 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 24 · first

Maine State AGAug 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-a1252b4f8318/238f8359-4fef-4922-ba9c-055dc47380cb.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2023
Raw hash: 6e759a2f21c9b3fe615c0f755a06263295d1745104a840d98ceb598e5fd16ce7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPrimis Bank

Victim entityPrimis Bank

Incidentdiscovered Jul 24, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov