HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Gossett Motor Cars, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 28, 2024

Filed

Feb 18, 2025

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

3,5271 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Gossett Motor Cars, Inc. →

Gossett Motor Cars, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring Dec 27-28, 2024, discovered Jan 21, 2025. 3,527 individuals affected, including 1 Maine resident. Compromised data included names, addresses, and SSNs. The company enhanced network security and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion/Cyberscout.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 28, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 18, 202552d ⏱ ME AG >30d28 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 52 days

Dec 27, 2024

Begins

Dec 28, 2024

Discovered

Feb 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelynxbd_d782ae2fc86f85172024-12-31 · +49dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_66efc7c0e230cd992025-02-18Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_7ef716ee291331452025-02-19 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: Gossett Motor Cars, Inc.
norm: gossett motor cars
Domain: gossettmotorcars.com

Name: Gossett Motor Cars, Inc.
norm: gossett motor cars
Domain: gossettmotorcars.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 28, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 27, 2024 – Dec 28, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 18, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,527state + 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: Moved quickly to secure our network environment
Launched an investigation to determine the scope and extent of any potential unauthorized access
Reviewed our policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and information life cycle management
Enhanced our network security measures
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Reviewed our policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and information life cycle management
Enhanced our network security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 52d
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: Dec 28, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 18, 2025
52d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 28, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 18, 2025	52d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 18 · first

Maine State AGFeb 18 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/558804e1-9666-479a-a799-39a3b7b98e89.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 18, 2025
Raw hash: 96266c25c490491c840d247d41209a9aea9331af72884dfdd70dbd02ab09fde9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGossett Motor Cars, Inc.

Victim entityGossett Motor Cars, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 28, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure our network environment

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov