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HackingHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

The May Institute, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected · nationwide

12,61947 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for The May Institute, Inc. →12 incidents on file

The May Institute, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) that occurred on December 4, 2023, and was discovered on December 14, 2023. The breach compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 12,619 individuals, including 47 Maine residents. Affected individuals were notified on April 1, 2024, and offered 24 months of identity theft protection services from IDX.

Maine clockDiscovered Dec 14, 2023 → Filed with AG Apr 1, 2024109d ⏱ ME AG >30d16 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 · 16 weeks / 109 days

Dec 4, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 36d gap

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
New Hampshire State AGApr 1 · first
Indiana State AGApr 1 · first
Vermont State AGApr 1 · first
Maine State AGApr 1 · first · this page
Maine State AG+36d
Vermont State AG+36d
New Hampshire State AG+36d
California State AG+36d

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (NH), last May 7 (CA) — a 36-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.