HackingGovernmentGovernmentVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

St. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 28, 2023

Filed

Dec 28, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

22,40321 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for St. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office →3 incidents on file

St. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office (Florida) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 10/16/2023 and discovered on 11/28/2023. The incident affected 22,403 individuals, including 21 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. Written notification was sent on 12/28/2023.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d4 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 · 43 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Oct 16, 2023

Begins

Nov 28, 2023

Discovered

Dec 28, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by alphv about this victim predates this filing by 45 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_4e5ff0a8dbf9c19a2023-11-13 · +45dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_3287d0543d75ae4d2023-12-28Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_4b9a5dc6bbd1b5e02023-12-28Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_696eeff6d4ebe4be2023-12-28Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_b07011eb179ec5c32023-12-28Verified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 104d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_b9f4ab32f0094c952023-12-28Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_1adb356afa9d45202024-04-10 · +104dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_70eeb649da68ed312024-04-10 · +104dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_eac607cf8f8cbff12024-04-10 · +104dVerified by operator

Name: St. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office
norm: st lucie county tax collector s office
Domain: tcslc.com

Name: St. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office
norm: st lucie county tax collector s office
Domain: tcslc.com
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Nov 28, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 16, 2023
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 22,403state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30dME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Nov 28, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 28, 2023
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 28, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 28, 2023	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGDec 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 28 · first

Indiana State AGDec 28 · first

Vermont State AGDec 28 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 28 · first

Maine State AGDec 28 · first · this page

Maine State AG+104d

New Hampshire State AG+104d

Vermont State AG+104d

Pattern: first filing Dec 28 (MT), last Apr 10 (VT) — a 104-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-a1252b4f8318/0a52472b-fc7a-438e-a27b-ea9e4e3266a9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 28, 2023
Raw hash: 4d9af73f69da456fa513c863f9a68f022150f460071ceb3c015e91f1b88662db

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySt. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office

Victim entitySt. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office

Incidentdiscovered Nov 28, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov