DisclosureLens
HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Plug Power Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 30, 2023

Filed

Dec 15, 2023

To disclose

15 days

Affected · nationwide

8,32335 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Plug Power Inc.3 incidents on file

Plug Power Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred from March 13, 2023, to March 23, 2023, and was discovered on November 30, 2023. The breach affected 8,323 individuals, including 35 Maine residents, and compromised names and Social Security numbers. The company provided written notification to affected individuals on December 15, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity protection services from IDX.

Maine clockDiscovered Nov 30, 2023Filed with AG Dec 15, 202315d ME AG ≤30d15 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 · 262 days
discovery → filing · 15 days

Mar 13, 2023

Begins

Nov 30, 2023

Discovered

Dec 15, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGDec 15 · first
New Hampshire State AGDec 15 · first
Vermont State AGDec 15 · first
Maine State AGDec 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.