HackingTechnologyInformationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsHighContained

Walsworth Publishing Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 9, 2024

Filed

Nov 22, 2024

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

107,707536 in this filing

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Walsworth Publishing Company →2 incidents on file

Walsworth Publishing Company reported a data breach affecting 107,707 individuals, including 536 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Dec 26, 2023, and Feb 12, 2024. The incident involved potential exposure of names and payment card data (including CVV). Notices were sent on Nov 22, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 9, 2024 → Filed with AG Nov 22, 2024287d ⏱ ME AG >30d21 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 · 45 days

discovery → filing · 41 weeks / 287 days

Dec 26, 2023

Begins

Feb 9, 2024

Discovered

Nov 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 11 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_202bc0ea302b83da2024-11-22Candidate
Washington State AGbd_3287fdfe451ecf102024-11-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_67484b333d96e0092024-11-22Verified
Vermont State AGbd_67bb34e34f3e7cad2024-11-22Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_69ad9c043ff80bb02024-11-22Verified
Indiana State AGbd_a45fbbd74447be232024-11-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ac3c3b99ea518e912024-11-22Verified
Montana State AGbd_f9c492d660ecbd622024-11-22Verified
California State AGbd_fc97bff18fca01202024-11-22Verified
Idaho State AGbd_399c05183b76a4ff2024-11-27 · +5dVerified

Name: Walsworth Publishing Company
norm: walsworth publishing
Domain: walsworthyearbooks.com

Name: Walsworth Publishing Company
norm: walsworth publishing
Domain: walsworthyearbooks.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Feb 9, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 26, 2023 – Feb 12, 2024
Undetected for: 45 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2024
Affected individuals: 107,707state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the website
Hired cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Coordinated efforts with the payment card processor
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 287dME resident >60d · 287d
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: Feb 9, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Nov 22, 2024
287d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 9, 2024
→ Notified: Nov 22, 2024
287d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 9, 2024 → Filed with AG: Nov 22, 2024	287d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 9, 2024 → Notified: Nov 22, 2024	287d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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South Carolina State AGNov 22 · first

Washington State AGNov 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 22 · first

Vermont State AGNov 22 · first

Oregon State AGNov 22 · first

Indiana State AGNov 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 22 · first

Montana State AGNov 22 · first

California State AGNov 22 · first

Maine State AGNov 22 · first · this page

Idaho State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 22 (SC), last Nov 27 (ID) — a 5-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/c3baaa13-bff6-4519-bceb-303f00855870.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 22, 2024
Raw hash: 9661708699715002700d9aa541a479d9e043f9e03225c1a7179005353049bc1c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWalsworth Publishing Company

Victim entityWalsworth Publishing Company

Incidentdiscovered Feb 9, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the website

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov