HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Mullinax Automotive

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 27, 2025

Filed

Apr 15, 2026

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Mullinax Automotive →

Mullinax Automotive d/b/a Mullinax Ford of Central Florida reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Dec 4-25, 2025. Discovered Dec 27, 2025. 2 Maine residents affected; data included names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. Notification sent April 15, 2026. Kroll credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 27, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 15, 2026109d ✗ ME AG >90d16 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 23 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Dec 4, 2025

Begins

Dec 27, 2025

Discovered

Apr 15, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_66ae7cdacb31be4d2026-04-15Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_a2c952ad79917bcb2026-04-15Verified

Name: Mullinax Automotive
norm: mullinax automotive
Domain: mullinaxford.com
Industry: Retail - Automotive

Name: Mullinax Automotive
norm: mullinax automotive
Domain: mullinaxford.com
Industry: Retail - Automotive
Also named: Mullinax Automotivedba oflegal entity
Mullinax Ford of Central Floridadba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 27, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 4, 2025 – Dec 25, 2025
Undetected for: 23 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 15, 2026
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through Kroll
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing our policies, procedures, and processes related to the storage and access of sensitive information to reduce the likelihood of a similar future incident
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(109 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 109d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 27, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 15, 2026
109d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 27, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 15, 2026	109d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGApr 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 15 · first

Maine State AGApr 15 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/7b8676df-0894-41b3-9fe0-d0a2d7b81f5b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 15, 2026
Raw hash: 109f03d648015cedbcc344005a2ecf4b864e790288e97253535baee8a98f5a63

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullinax Automotive

Victim entityMullinax Automotive

Incidentdiscovered Dec 27, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov