HackingTransportation & LogisticsTransportationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Pallet Logistics of America

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 6, 2024

Filed

Nov 12, 2024

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

18,2643 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pallet Logistics of America →

Pallet Logistics of America d/b/a PLA reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 18,264 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. The breach occurred on July 25, 2024, was discovered on September 6, 2024, and notifications were sent on November 12, 2024. Affected data included names, SSNs, and/or driver's license numbers. PLA engaged forensic experts and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockScope identified Oct 18, 2024 → Filed with AG Nov 12, 202425d ✓ ME AG ≤30d10 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 · 43 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 67 days

Jul 25, 2024

Begins

Sep 6, 2024

Discovered

Nov 12, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_08152df7b368b86d2024-11-12Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_6f17315e56dcb8e92024-11-12Verified
California State AGbd_733cd8f0aba1f9a72024-11-12Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7a36f8b8c7e4aa232024-11-12Verified

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Washington State AGbd_e8d5ed3dc7a24ac72024-11-12Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ea83be09c091c79c2024-11-12Verified

Name: Pallet Logistics of America
norm: pallet logistics of america

Name: Pallet Logistics of America
norm: pallet logistics of america
Also named: Pallet Logistics of Americadba oflegal entity
PLAdba oftrade name
Industry: Transportation & Logisticsllm

Discovered: Sep 6, 2024
Scope identified: Oct 18, 2024Maine’s notice clock starts here (10 M.R.S. §1348(1))The letter says: “Following the completion of this comprehensive review, we confirmed on October 18, 2024, that your personal information may have been involved in the incident.”
Breach occurred: Jul 25, 2024
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 12, 2024
Affected individuals: 18,264state + nationwide
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 Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Launched an investigation aided by independent cybersecurity experts
Conducted a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Retained outside cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation
Implemented additional security measures
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to help reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(67 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 25d
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
Scope identified: Oct 18, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Nov 12, 2024
25d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Scope identified: Oct 18, 2024 → Filed with AG: Nov 12, 2024	25d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGNov 12 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 12 · first

California State AGNov 12 · first

Indiana State AGNov 12 · first

Washington State AGNov 12 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 12 · first

Maine State AGNov 12 · 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/e7a15ff3-53ab-4048-9e16-231b447f0310.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 12, 2024
Raw hash: 3c75b570ad93cd20a659360e2aa39860804b84cff5dcb76f494434b80d789469

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPallet Logistics of America

Victim entityPallet Logistics of America

Incidentdiscovered Sep 6, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov