MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCredentialsHealth (basic)HighContained

Ray Catena Motor Car

bd_bb0f7f5177443860 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

May 29, 2024

Filed

Mar 18, 2025

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9,1803 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ray Catena Motor Car →2 incidents on file

Ray Catena Motor Car Corp. experienced a ransomware incident between Nov 5-17, 2023, encrypting files and gaining unauthorized access to systems. Discovered May 29, 2024. Affected 9,180 individuals (including 3 Maine residents). Data exposed: names, SSNs, driver's licenses, credentials, health/medical info. Notified federal law enforcement, provided 12 months credit monitoring via Cyberscout, and implemented additional security safeguards.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 29, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 18, 2025293d ⏱ ME AG >30d42 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 · 206 days

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 293 days

Nov 5, 2023

Begins

May 29, 2024

Discovered

Mar 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+32 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_0cdcf89b349daf042025-03-18Verified
Maryland State AGbd_5035e022f55991302025-03-18Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_edeab0d9429d4a6b2025-07-30 · +134dVerified

Name: Ray Catena Motor Car
norm: ray catena motor car
Domain: raycatena.com
Industry: Retail - Automotive

Name: Ray Catena Motor Car
norm: ray catena motor car
Domain: raycatena.com
Industry: Retail - Automotive
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 29, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 5, 2023 – Nov 17, 2023
Undetected for: 206 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2025
Affected individuals: 9,180state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDCredentialsHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice to relevant state regulatorsNotified Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Cyberscout
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice to relevant state regulators and the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed security policies and procedures
Implementing additional security measures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(293 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 293dME resident >60d · 293d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 29, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2025
293d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: May 29, 2024
→ Notified: Mar 18, 2025
293d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 29, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2025	293d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: May 29, 2024 → Notified: Mar 18, 2025	293d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGMar 18 · first

Maryland State AGMar 18 · first

Maine State AGMar 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+134d

Pattern: first filing Mar 18 (VT), last Jul 30 (NH) — a 134-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-a1252b4f8318/31cc76d4-d7d2-4655-8ef9-55a68fdb9d8c.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2025
Raw hash: 9c0c5d054a2949c307e2087c8e0fe765099bc72442593249cd91db065d401791

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRay Catena Motor Car

Victim entityRay Catena Motor Car

Incidentdiscovered May 29, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov