MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Valent U.S.A. LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 24, 2021

Filed

Aug 11, 2022

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,2832 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Valent U.S.A. LLC →

Valent U.S.A. LLC reported a malware incident occurring between October 14 and 19, 2021, discovered on October 24, 2021. The breach affected 3,283 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Malware encrypted files and exfiltrated data containing Social Security Numbers and names. Notification was sent on August 11, 2022, offering 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 24, 2021 → Filed with AG Aug 11, 2022291d ⏱ ME AG >30d42 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 291 days

Oct 14, 2021

Begins

Oct 24, 2021

Discovered

Aug 11, 2022

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_2cd6ad24e29094da2022-08-11Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_81e1f15e73fd0a932022-08-11Verified
California State AGbd_abd5697fe999088b2022-08-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c8ef98881cdc10202022-08-11Verified

Name: Valent U.S.A. LLC
norm: valent usa

Name: Valent U.S.A. LLC
norm: valent usa
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Oct 24, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 14, 2021 – Oct 19, 2021
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 3,283state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of Experian's IdentityWorks service, including free identity monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(291 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 291dME resident >60d · 291d
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 24, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Aug 11, 2022
291d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 24, 2021
→ Notified: Aug 11, 2022
291d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 24, 2021 → Filed with AG: Aug 11, 2022	291d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 24, 2021 → Notified: Aug 11, 2022	291d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGAug 11 · first

Indiana State AGAug 11 · first

California State AGAug 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Maine State AGAug 11 · 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/c29b7640-6a22-4906-aafa-fe4ecc1bf778.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 11, 2022
Raw hash: e58ce4991e7252bfcdf7b868a6fbb163179bce2bd69a685617189288b49cd24b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityValent U.S.A. LLC

Victim entityValent U.S.A. LLC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 24, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov