HackingTelecom & MediaInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Sumner Communications, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 22, 2022

Filed

Jul 11, 2022

To disclose

19 days

Affected · nationwide

2004 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sumner Communications, Inc. →

Sumner Communications, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 9, 2019, and April 13, 2022, discovered on June 22, 2022. The incident affected 200 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). Sumner provided written notification on July 11, 2022, and offered 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 22, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 11, 202219d ✓ ME AG ≤30d19 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 · 1140 days

discovery → filing · 19 days

May 9, 2019

Begins

Jun 22, 2022

Discovered

Jul 11, 2022

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed200 affectedView incident

Name: Sumner Communications, Inc.
norm: sumner communications

Name: Sumner Communications, Inc.
norm: sumner communications
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Jun 22, 2022
Breach occurred: May 9, 2019 – Apr 13, 2022
Undetected for: 1,140 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 200state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account 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's Office
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 19d
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: Jun 22, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 11, 2022
19d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 22, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 11, 2022	19d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/2525780b-ae28-4c12-b657-0772ed82e893.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2022
Raw hash: 8f16e6711cc670c37a6e81a8f63ad0787e048820c52ee5415f2ea3244b3ae37c

Reporting entitySumner Communications, Inc.

Victim entitySumner Communications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 22, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov