HackingRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Simoniz USA, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 11, 2023

Filed

Dec 5, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,5709 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Simoniz USA, Inc →

Simoniz USA, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred from March 24, 2023, to April 3, 2023, and was discovered on September 11, 2023. The incident affected 9 Maine residents, compromising names combined with financial account or payment card numbers and their associated security codes or PINs. In response, the company provided written notification to affected individuals on December 5, 2023, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 11, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 5, 202385d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 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 · 171 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

Mar 24, 2023

Begins

Sep 11, 2023

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_3db45098a0dd3d1e2023-12-05Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_6f29f42a017c81222023-12-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cafe0217ba7c1c1b2023-12-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d5393ad63be31b972023-12-05Verified

Name: Simoniz USA, Inc
norm: simoniz usa

Name: Simoniz USA, Inc
norm: simoniz usa

Discovered: Sep 11, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 24, 2023 – Apr 3, 2023
Undetected for: 171 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,570state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 85d
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: Sep 11, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 5, 2023
85d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 11, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 5, 2023	85d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGDec 5 · first

Vermont State AGDec 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 5 · first

Maine State AGDec 5 · 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/eefce672-30c4-4cb2-9b53-75b81469871d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 5, 2023
Raw hash: 91b565cefe44fd4304f55c2c22c531b092a271ff2927bd6c9258009665655835

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySimoniz USA, Inc

Victim entitySimoniz USA, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Sep 11, 2023

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov