HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 1, 2021

Filed

Jan 4, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,9271 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens →

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens experienced an external system breach (hacking) on July 16, 2021, discovered on November 1, 2021. Approximately 4,927 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. The incident involved the acquisition of names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers. The Conservatory provided written notification and 12 months of credit monitoring services through Epiq.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 1, 2021 → Filed with AG Jan 4, 202264d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 108 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Jul 16, 2021

Begins

Nov 1, 2021

Discovered

Jan 4, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_172b875069a70cb12022-01-04Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_25430aa5a6ed2dcb2022-01-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c840bfe34ca2025d2022-01-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_da27bf14b5d3a2b62022-01-18 · +14dVerified

Name: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
norm: franklin park conservatory and botanical gardens
Domain: fpconservatory.org

Name: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
norm: franklin park conservatory and botanical gardens
Domain: fpconservatory.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Nov 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 16, 2021
Undetected for: 108 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 4, 2022
Affected individuals: 4,927state + 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
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Epiq
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 64d
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: Nov 1, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jan 4, 2022
64d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 1, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jan 4, 2022	64d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJan 4 · first

Indiana State AGJan 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 4 · first

Maine State AGJan 4 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+14d

Pattern: first filing Jan 4 (MT), last Jan 18 (NH) — a 14-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-a1252b4f8318/0cf9a33f-e6a9-4660-a357-20004b8d027a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 4, 2022
Raw hash: 7b42a428ea0baded54324728a81a28a920e0d490d52f20375e76047357fcbf6b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFranklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Victim entityFranklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov