HackingOtherData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Radio Free Asia

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 28, 2022

Filed

Nov 17, 2022

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,7791 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Radio Free Asia →

Radio Free Asia, a non-profit organization, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on June 17, 2022, discovered on June 28, 2022. The incident compromised names and financial account numbers (including credit/debit card numbers with security codes/PINs) for 3,779 individuals, including one Maine resident. Written notification was sent on November 17, 2022, offering 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 28, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 17, 2022142d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 11 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 142 days

Jun 17, 2022

Begins

Jun 28, 2022

Discovered

Nov 17, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_67e78f600f06189b2022-11-17Verified
Indiana State AGbd_95b18ab47eafab702022-11-17Verified

Name: Radio Free Asia
norm: radio free asia

Name: Radio Free Asia
norm: radio free asia
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jun 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 17, 2022
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2022
Affected individuals: 3,779state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring, fraud alert, and identity restoration services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(142 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 142dME resident >60d · 142d
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: Jun 28, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 17, 2022
142d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 28, 2022
→ Notified: Nov 17, 2022
142d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 28, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 17, 2022	142d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 28, 2022 → Notified: Nov 17, 2022	142d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Indiana State AGNov 17 · first

Maine State AGNov 17 · 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-a1252b4f8318/15d25674-a4a0-46de-b499-4d1cd704f26d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2022
Raw hash: 857efebedcb8fd3915d4c5104dbb4d0059f1d15dff97612e83d42584027f202f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRadio Free Asia

Victim entityRadio Free Asia

Incidentdiscovered Jun 28, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov