HackingOtherStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Ability Experience

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 21, 2024

Filed

Dec 2, 2024

To disclose

11 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Ability Experience →

The Ability Experience experienced unauthorized network access on or about Feb 3, 2024. Files containing personal info (names, SSNs, DOBs) were removed. Discovered Nov 21, 2024. Notices sent Dec 2, 2024. Affected individuals offered identity theft protection. No identity fraud reported to date.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 292 days

discovery → filing · 11 days

Feb 3, 2024

Begins

Nov 21, 2024

Discovered

Dec 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0cda528cf19234982024-12-02Candidate
Washington State AGbd_b57807f2f439e2912024-12-02Verified
Indiana State AGbd_dcb5aa33d9c2eb7c2024-12-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5da5b881266f75a52024-12-03 · +1dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_aac910e9b4f360172024-12-09 · +7dVerified

Name: The Ability Experience
norm: the ability experience

Name: The Ability Experience
norm: the ability experience
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Nov 21, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2024
Undetected for: 292 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 2, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary year membership of identity theft protection services through IDX
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGDec 2 · first

Washington State AGDec 2 · first

Indiana State AGDec 2 · first

Montana State AGDec 2 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Dec 2 (ME), last Dec 9 (NH) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Consumer-notification-letter-4.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 2, 2024
Raw hash: da20b1265b6a44dedaef0585ac8eff9fdb268490457b14b75557893dc3b004bc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Ability Experience

Victim entityThe Ability Experience

Incidentdiscovered Nov 21, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov