HackingCustomer Data InvolvedPIIGovernment IDMediumResolved

Korchmar, The Leather Specialty Co.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 3, 2023

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

741 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Korchmar, The Leather Specialty Co. →

Korchmar, The Leather Specialty Co. experienced an external system breach (hacking) on April 2, 2023, which was discovered on October 3, 2023. The breach affected one Maine resident, whose name and Social Security number were acquired. The company provided written notification to the affected individual on November 6, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 3, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 6, 202334d ⏱ 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 · 184 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Apr 2, 2023

Begins

Oct 3, 2023

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5fe311f410fc032c2023-11-06Verified

Name: Korchmar, The Leather Specialty Co.
norm: korchmar the leather specialty

Name: Korchmar, The Leather Specialty Co.
norm: korchmar the leather specialty

Discovered: Oct 3, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 2, 2023
Undetected for: 184 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 6, 2023
Affected individuals: 74state + nationwide
Data types: PIIGovernment ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 34d
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: Oct 3, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 6, 2023
34d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 3, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 6, 2023	34d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 6 · first

Maine State AGNov 6 · 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-a1252b4f8318/4f81201b-8b0d-4ae5-af61-0d1f12b55aec.shtml
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Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: 07e4987baca88ddae0eefd5cca2e11d05e45ff72be72725824bbe146e86f53cb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKorchmar, The Leather Specialty Co.

Victim entityKorchmar, The Leather Specialty Co.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 3, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov