HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Auto Auction of New England

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 15, 2026

Filed

Apr 22, 2026

To disclose

7 days

Affected

17state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Auto Auction of New England →

Auto Auction of New England Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) to the Maine Attorney General. The incident occurred on February 10, 2026, and was discovered on April 15, 2026. The breach affected 17 Maine residents, involving the exfiltration of government-issued identification numbers and personal identifiers. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d7 days 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 · 64 days

discovery → filing · 7 days

Feb 10, 2026

Begins

Apr 15, 2026

Discovered

Apr 22, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by play about this victim predates this filing by 71 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteplaybd_d70455f364b446242026-02-10 · +71dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_4f499c4daf3202242026-04-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ef1c31d3a38f62312026-04-01 · +21dCandidate

Name: Auto Auction of New England
norm: auto auction of new england
Domain: aane.com

Name: Auto Auction of New England
norm: auto auction of new england
Domain: aane.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 15, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 10, 2026
Undetected for: 64 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 22, 2026
Affected individuals: 17state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic investigators
Notified law enforcement (FBI, Secret Service, etc.)
Retained outside legal counsel
Sent notification letters to affected individuals
Provided credit monitoring / identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Enhanced security awareness training
Deployed additional security controls
Patched affected systems / applied security updates
Reviewed and strengthened access controls
Enhanced encryption of sensitive data
Improved backup and recovery procedures
Conducted comprehensive security assessment
Updated incident response procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 days(7 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30dME AG ≤30d · 7d
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: Apr 15, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Apr 22, 2026
7d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 15, 2026 → Filed with AG: Apr 22, 2026	7d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+21d

Maine State AG+21d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (MA), last Apr 22 (ME) — a 21-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-a1252b4f8318/1e7d743d-69e0-4c66-a848-80441b89e879.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 22, 2026
Raw hash: c05182de9a6ecc213e5a9323800ccc42c69e24da6a2c2a8b72428db8e440baf7

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAuto Auction of New England

Victim entityAuto Auction of New England

Incidentdiscovered Apr 15, 2026

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic investigators

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov