UnknownInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIHigh

Vice Media LLC

bd_c357a0587ab44669 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 4, 2022

Filed

Jan 26, 2023

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,7246 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Vice Media LLC →

Vice Media, LLC reported a data breach affecting 1,724 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on April 4, 2022, and the cause was undetermined. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Vice Media provided affected individuals with 12 months of complimentary credit and identity monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 4, 2022 → Filed with AG Jan 26, 2023297d ⏱ 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

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 297 days

Apr 4, 2022

Discovered

Jan 26, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_48cfa3cd9321ba1f2023-01-30 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9c79df653fb015fb2023-01-30 · +4dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_cdebd65264b50e1b2023-01-30 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f829ff4f298807072023-01-30 · +4dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_3a03ab45feca58c62023-01-31 · +5dVerified

Name: Vice Media LLC
norm: vice media
Domain: vice.com

Name: Vice Media LLC
norm: vice media
Domain: vice.com

Discovered: Apr 4, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 30, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,724state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Offered 12 months of credit & identity monitoring services
Provided identity restoration services
Provided $1M in identity theft insurance through Equifax Credit Gold
Sent written notification to affected consumers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(297 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 297dME resident >60d · 301d
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: Apr 4, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jan 26, 2023
297d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 4, 2022
→ Notified: Jan 30, 2023
301d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 4, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jan 26, 2023	297d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 4, 2022 → Notified: Jan 30, 2023	301d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJan 26 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Vermont State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jan 26 (ME), last Jan 31 (ME) — a 5-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-a1252b4f8318/2dcf3f4e-2e39-4091-acfe-184d7ab6ddec.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 26, 2023
Raw hash: 80aa738b8fed724247a2a2d3cec4a6f42433346b8a2d930405789baad7112c4f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVice Media LLC

Victim entityVice Media LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2022

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit & identity monitoring services

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov