HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighContained

Suit-Kote Corporation

bd_c782b58d2f709fde · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 21, 2025

Filed

Feb 28, 2025

To disclose

7 days

Affected · nationwide

6,8902 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Suit-Kote Corporation →

Suit-Kote Corporation reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on October 16, 2024, discovered on February 21, 2025. The incident compromised employee data including names, Social Security numbers, and health information, affecting 6,890 individuals total, including 2 in Maine. Suit-Kote engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Cyberscout. Notices were sent on February 28, 2025.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d7 days 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 · 128 days

discovery → filing · 7 days

Oct 16, 2024

Begins

Feb 21, 2025

Discovered

Feb 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

A leak claim by black_basta about this victim predates this filing by 135 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblack_bastabd_5c7a302e1c361a832024-10-16 · +135dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maryland State AGbd_1791d89afc6fefe62025-02-28Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_1ea5de87273b540d2025-02-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_a608ae21448befab2025-02-28Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_a988cc13d54442242025-02-28Verified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 1d gap

Vermont State AGbd_f352f4e9c85ccc782025-02-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_16a93be742ef7aa92025-03-01 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Suit-Kote Corporation
norm: suit kote
Domain: suit-kote.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Feb 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 16, 2024
Undetected for: 128 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 6,890state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged experts to help secure environment and investigate
Conducted comprehensive review of affected account
Contacted law enforcement
Offering credit monitoring services at no charge through Cyberscout
Changes made: Continuously assessing data privacy and cybersecurity practices
Actively working to bolster defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 days(7 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 7d
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 21, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 28, 2025
7d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 21, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 28, 2025	7d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maryland State AGFeb 28 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 28 · first

Montana State AGFeb 28 · first

Nebraska State AGFeb 28 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 28 · first

Maine State AGFeb 28 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/53bb8adc-d1eb-4416-9082-5aa836756bf9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 28, 2025
Raw hash: 84c9134bf6b3cfd2be732fed0b022867b787280cf15cdd40da8c9226c192859a

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entitySuit-Kote Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Feb 21, 2025

Stated responseEngaged experts to help secure environment and investigate

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov