HackingFinancial ServicesTechnologyFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMedium

BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 14, 2023

Filed

Aug 16, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

10,31232 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc →2 incidents on file

BankCard USA Merchant Services Inc. experienced an external system breach on May 31, 2023, which was discovered on July 14, 2023. The breach affected 10,312 individuals, compromising names and financial account information, including credit/debit card numbers with their security codes. The company notified affected individuals on August 16, 2023, and offered 24 months of credit and identity theft monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 14, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 16, 202333d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 44 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

May 31, 2023

Begins

Jul 14, 2023

Discovered

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_020a7dc8bee3b6552023-08-16Verified
Indiana State AGbd_1cd6a51fc2349ed92023-08-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_49e5fdcef807cc1c2023-08-16Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4f2c40775af300e82023-08-16Verified

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Montana State AGbd_5498a0e6f7f9db4e2023-08-16Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_8246dfd6459bcc1f2023-08-16Verified

Name: BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc
norm: bankcard usa merchant

Name: BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc
norm: bankcard usa merchant
Industry: Financial ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Jul 14, 2023
Breach occurred: May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 44 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 10,312state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered 24 months of credit and identity theft monitoring services through Equifax.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 33d
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 14, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 16, 2023
33d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 14, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 16, 2023	33d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGAug 16 · first

Indiana State AGAug 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 16 · first

Montana State AGAug 16 · first

Vermont State AGAug 16 · first

Maine State AGAug 16 · 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-a1252b4f8318/2b9d572a-4a29-460a-8f97-d7d14aa189cb.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 16, 2023
Raw hash: 57f2f8bc31e005dbc87a13cb9c9945ef1ff241ec705149c9f059b9de112764ec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

Victim entityBankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jul 14, 2023

Stated responseOffered 24 months of credit and identity theft monitoring services through Equifax.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov