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HackingOtherStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

The May Institute, Inc.

bd_b84a1b378974faf3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for The May Institute, Inc. →12 incidents on file

The May Institute notified consumers of a security incident where unauthorized actors accessed files containing personal information starting December 5, 2023. The breach was discovered on December 14, 2023. The organization engaged in forensic investigation, secured systems, notified federal law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday16 weeks 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 · 9 days
discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Dec 5, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 36d gap

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGApr 1 · first
Maine State AGApr 1 · first
Vermont State AGApr 1 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (NH), last May 7 (CA) — a 36-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.