HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

City of Suffolk Virginia

bd_c52256f6a07e9db5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

Feb 25, 2026

Filed

May 26, 2026

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

157,72493 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for City of Suffolk Virginia →

The City of Suffolk, VA, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on February 24, 2026, discovered on February 25, 2026. The incident affected 157,724 individuals, including 93 Maine residents. Personal identifiers and government IDs were compromised. Written notification was sent on April 22, 2026.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 25, 2026 → Filed with AG May 26, 202690d ⏱ ME AG >30d13 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 90 days

Feb 24, 2026

Begins

Feb 25, 2026

Discovered

May 26, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Texas State AGbd_2e5262f6c8a9b26b2026-04-22 · +34dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_9da122387e5abb262026-04-22 · +34dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_658ce4bb4e6a06292026-04-20 · +36dVerified

Name: City of Suffolk Virginia
norm: city of suffolk virginia

Name: City of Suffolk Virginia
norm: city of suffolk virginia
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 24, 2026
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 22, 2026
Affected individuals: 157,724state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed 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: 13 weeks(90 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 90d
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: Feb 25, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 26, 2026
90d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 25, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 26, 2026	90d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGApr 20 · first

Texas State AG+2d

Indiana State AG+2d

Maine State AG+36d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 20 (NH), last May 26 (ME) — 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d517d5ee-5cac-4248-843b-8a14b9074f57.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 26, 2026
Raw hash: b563ab63d5fcc1fd2084adb3c230bd05ba22b5ceebc9464b3f88297afc8c0354

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Suffolk Virginia

Victim entityCity of Suffolk Virginia

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2026

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov