HackingTransportation & LogisticsTransportationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Estes Forwarding Worldwide

bd_b8cff546a41f31d1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 16, 2026

Filed

Apr 3, 2026

To disclose

18 days

Affected · nationwide

2,0921 in this filing

Linked

5 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Estes Forwarding Worldwide →

Estes Forwarding Worldwide, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 28, 2025, discovered on March 16, 2026. The incident affected 2,092 individuals nationwide, including 1 Maine resident. Compromised data included names and government identifiers (SSNs). The company offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d18 days 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 · 292 days

discovery → filing · 18 days

May 28, 2025

Begins

Mar 16, 2026

Discovered

Apr 3, 2026

Filed

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

A leak claim by qilin about this victim was first seen 284 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteqilinbd_f27ea514cb377a902025-05-24 · +314dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1a712fdf2909917a2026-04-03Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_d64b005892327d472026-04-03Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_f8c091570e13832d2026-04-03Verified

Name: Estes Forwarding Worldwide
norm: estes forwarding
Domain: efwnow.com

Name: Estes Forwarding Worldwide
norm: estes forwarding
Domain: efwnow.com
Industry: Transportation & Logisticsllm

Discovered: Mar 16, 2026
Breach occurred: May 28, 2025
Undetected for: 292 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 3, 2026
Affected individuals: 2,092state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 days(18 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 18d
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: Mar 16, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Apr 3, 2026
18d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 16, 2026 → Filed with AG: Apr 3, 2026	18d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 3 · first

Indiana State AGApr 3 · first

Nebraska State AGApr 3 · first

Maine State AGApr 3 · 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-a1252b4f8318/16560f0b-8945-4029-85ee-e76126366c27.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 3, 2026
Raw hash: 2e3bdc4c0a3fa3568438738ddcdda78bec946793b85e626897f68aecd2e3344f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEstes Forwarding Worldwide

Victim entityEstes Forwarding Worldwide

Incidentdiscovered Mar 16, 2026

Stated responseOffered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov