MalwareRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

The WorkPlace

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 13, 2023

Filed

Aug 11, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

29,80918 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for The WorkPlace →

The WorkPlace, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack on February 3, 2023, which was discovered on July 13, 2023. The breach affected 18 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. In response, the company offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d29 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 · 160 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 3, 2023

Begins

Jul 13, 2023

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by blacksuit about this victim predates this filing by 160 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitelosttrustbd_b375622e972942e72023-09-26 · +46dVerified by operator
Leak Siteblacksuitbd_e0aa32fb489837ca2023-03-04 · +160dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_4a03c2bfc00180af2023-08-11Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_5bd3b79e6a30c9112023-08-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ac2cabb28c3af7fb2023-08-11Verified

Name: The WorkPlace
norm: the workplace
Domain: workplace.org

Name: The WorkPlace
norm: the workplace
Domain: workplace.org

Discovered: Jul 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2023
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2023
Affected individuals: 29,809state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: Jul 13, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 11, 2023
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 13, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 11, 2023	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGAug 11 · first

Vermont State AGAug 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Maine State AGAug 11 · 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-a1252b4f8318/61b55a5c-8112-44d5-9ee0-b18586119500.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 11, 2023
Raw hash: 33c969dd40bb8fba831497a0c416407c35e346e201c35bada39783c3c0f04ffe

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe WorkPlace

Victim entityThe WorkPlace

Incidentdiscovered Jul 13, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring services through IDX.

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov