HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Chemical & Industrial Engineering Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 1, 2025

Filed

Apr 5, 2026

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,8021 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Chemical & Industrial Engineering Inc. →

Chemical & Industrial Engineering Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between June and August 2025, detected in early August 2025. The incident affected 1,802 individuals nationwide, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information, including government identifiers, was compromised. The company engaged third-party experts, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 1, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 5, 2026247d ⏱ ME AG >30d35 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 61 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 247 days

Jun 1, 2025

Begins

Aug 1, 2025

Discovered

Apr 5, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_340152f4cfb586d82026-04-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_4d1115d2f4337bb82026-04-07 · +2dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_7d7f738389f5518b2026-04-07 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6e9c261ccfd4f82a2026-04-13 · +8dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_11fbd9e5c4581e952026-04-16 · +11dVerified

Name: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
norm: shook hardy bacon

Name: Chemical & Industrial Engineering Inc.
norm: chemical industrial engineering
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2025
Undetected for: 61 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 7, 2026
Affected individuals: 1,802state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Worked with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate and remediate
Engaged a data-review firm to analyze files' contents
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Further secured systems to protect information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(247 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 247dME resident >60d · 249d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 5, 2026
247d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2025
→ Notified: Apr 7, 2026
249d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 5, 2026	247d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2025 → Notified: Apr 7, 2026	249d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGApr 5 · first

Maine State AGApr 5 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+2d

Nebraska State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Apr 5 (VT), last Apr 16 (MA) — a 11-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/d9d4e6f9-fc44-4e4b-bff7-e002301f336e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 5, 2026
Raw hash: 3bb8cd980f7f10d489f9b9046fef03cb74882eba40b53f06c24216f1827da337

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Victim entityChemical & Industrial Engineering Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2025

Stated responseWorked with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate and remediate

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov