HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

TradeSource, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 27, 2020

Filed

Mar 24, 2021

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

35,070396 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for TradeSource, Inc. →

TradeSource, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred and was discovered on December 27, 2020. The incident compromised the names and Social Security numbers of 35,070 individuals, including 396 residents of Maine. The company sent written notifications to those affected on March 22, 2021, and offered identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 27, 2020 → Filed with AG Mar 24, 202187d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 87 days

Dec 27, 2020

Begins

Dec 27, 2020

Discovered

Mar 24, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_c37ed6b33f7231162021-03-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_d4de8c12e86445322021-03-22 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_1e31d7c3a9d05c182021-03-29 · +5dVerified
California State AGbd_bf36ff2784f222a72021-05-07 · +44dVerified

Name: TradeSource, Inc.
norm: tradesource

Name: TradeSource, Inc.
norm: tradesource

Discovered: Dec 27, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 27, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 22, 2021
Affected individuals: 35,070state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

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

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(87 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 87dME resident >60d · 85d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 27, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Mar 24, 2021
87d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 27, 2020
→ Notified: Mar 22, 2021
85d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 27, 2020 → Filed with AG: Mar 24, 2021	87d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 27, 2020 → Notified: Mar 22, 2021	85d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGMar 22 · first

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

California State AG+46d

Pattern: first filing Mar 22 (IN), last May 7 (CA) — a 46-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/e9145576-b18c-4a80-ac13-e50b89602948.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 24, 2021
Raw hash: 109448bc22e5f74868c1d18f55eb624407c7918b3fd957a55caae94d8a4be146

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTradeSource, Inc.

Victim entityTradeSource, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 27, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov