HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Paxton Media Group

bd_b7f3946629edc95f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 28, 2021

Filed

Jul 28, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

20,8356 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Paxton Media Group →2 incidents on file

Paxton Media Group LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between February 26, 2021, and March 20, 2021, discovered on June 28, 2021. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 20,835 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. The company provided written notification on July 28, 2021, and offered 12 months of identity protection services, including credit monitoring and dark web monitoring, through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 28, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 28, 202130d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 122 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Feb 26, 2021

Begins

Jun 28, 2021

Discovered

Jul 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_84621014f9694f572021-07-28Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_1f0769efaa96fcd12021-08-04 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c4001b200115d6bf2021-06-28 · +30dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_46bc3c5111b18c9a2021-06-24 · +34dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_f01100a83f44494e2021-06-24 · +34dVerified

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jun 28, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 26, 2021 – Mar 20, 2021
Undetected for: 122 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 20,835state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Provided 12 months of credit monitoring
Provided 12 months of dark web monitoring
Provided 12 months of reimbursement insurance
Provided 12 months of identity recovery
Provided 12 months of lost wallet assistance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Jun 28, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jul 28, 2021
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 28, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jul 28, 2021	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 24 · first

Indiana State AGJun 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Montana State AG+34d

Maine State AG+34d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+41d

Pattern: first filing Jun 24 (MA), last Aug 4 (NH) — a 41-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/c44a141a-9e96-4393-89c8-7b94f2e24802.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 28, 2021
Raw hash: e66b0fa0fe4a99f5acae8199c85982d69731f87fe9632cfffeff44af248c4d8b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaxton Media Group

Victim entityPaxton Media Group

Incidentdiscovered Jun 28, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov