HackingGovernmentGovernmentVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

State of Maine

bd_c6058d3ab49a2b3c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Nov 9, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,324,118534,194 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for State of Maine →2 incidents on file

The State of Maine reported a breach of its external systems caused by a vulnerability in MOVEit software. The incident occurred May 28-29, 2023, and was discovered on May 31, 2023. The breach affected 1,324,118 individuals nationwide, including 534,194 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and driver's license numbers. Notification was provided via substitute notice on November 9, 2023, with two years of identity protection services offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 31, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 9, 2023162d ⏱ ME AG >30d23 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 162 days

May 28, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Nov 9, 2023

Filed

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

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_3234f2a5a49275f02023-11-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_bb9048f3d846f18f2023-11-09Verified
Washington State AGbd_54ab15a9f1f46a492023-11-13 · +4dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_068157c5ee80ff0a2023-11-14 · +5dVerified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 22d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0c414cef662e480b2023-11-15 · +6dVerified
HHS OCRbd_9fdd1746eaefe1732023-11-16 · +7dVerified
California State AGbd_9f3c12779b714b642023-11-27 · +18dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_d9f19ada2e1cd45a2023-11-27 · +18dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7aaf95f3346016d92023-12-01 · +22dVerified

Name: State of Maine
norm: state of maine
Industry: government_public

Name: State of Maine
norm: state of maine
Industry: government_public
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 28, 2023 – May 29, 2023
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 9, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,324,118state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified consumer reporting agencies
Sent substitute notice to affected Maine residents
Arranged for CyEx to provide two years of complimentary monitoring and identity protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(162 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 162dME resident >60d · 162dME CRA notice due
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: May 31, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 9, 2023
162d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: May 31, 2023
→ Notified: Nov 9, 2023
162d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 9, 2023	162d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Notified: Nov 9, 2023	162d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGNov 9 · first

Montana State AGNov 9 · first

Maine State AGNov 9 · first · this page

Washington State AG+4d

South Carolina State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

HHS OCR+7d

California State AG+18d

Oregon State AG+18d

Massachusetts State AG+22d

Pattern: first filing Nov 9 (VT), last Dec 1 (MA) — a 22-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-a1252b4f8318/28acf6fd-b31d-427f-9988-1edb8ee5fda2.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 9, 2023
Raw hash: c7fd90fc157c263c8fc23b5369e36f4eae0d13a37f501c258f2046413b105232

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityState of Maine

Victim entityState of Maine

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseNotified consumer reporting agencies

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov