HackingTechnologyInformationDelayed DiscoveryData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The Computer Merchant, Ltd.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 1, 2025

Filed

Aug 21, 2025

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected · nationwide

34,127261 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Computer Merchant, Ltd. →

The Computer Merchant, Ltd. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on July 1, 2024. The incident was discovered in January 2025 when data was found publicly available. Personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was acquired by an unauthorized party. 34,127 individuals were affected, including 261 Maine residents. Notices were sent on August 19, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 1, 2025 → Filed with AG Aug 21, 2025232d ✗ ME AG >90d33 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 184 days

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 232 days

Jul 1, 2024

Begins

Jan 1, 2025

Discovered

Aug 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by play about this victim predates this filing by 419 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteplaybd_6d00600f90f10c7c2024-07-15 · +402dVerified

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_08dc2d6569d825102025-08-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_29c30c22f0deaab42025-08-21Verified
California State AGbd_2b56afa7cd4618742025-08-21Verified
Washington State AGbd_785d79b5b8ebd3b32025-08-21Verified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 2d gap

Texas State AGbd_09053f36a57de9092025-08-22 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_80c1facf470aa5792025-08-20 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_0bc9cb0fb948677e2025-08-19 · +2dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_59bcb7c5698db8fd2025-08-19 · +2dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_6282f30064c7ed082025-08-19 · +2dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
norm: shook hardy bacon

Name: The Computer Merchant, Ltd.
norm: the computer merchant
Domain: itstaffing.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2024
Undetected for: 184 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 19, 2025
Affected individuals: 34,127state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly responded to secure and to restore our environment
Complete wipe and restore of our computer assets
Engaged a data-review firm to analyze those files’ contents
Offering identity-theft-protection services through IDX
Changes made: Complete wipe and restore of our computer assets
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 33 weeks(232 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 232dME resident >180d · 230dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 1, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Aug 21, 2025
232d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 1, 2025
→ Notified: Aug 19, 2025
230d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 1, 2025 → Filed with AG: Aug 21, 2025	232d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 1, 2025 → Notified: Aug 19, 2025	230d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 19 · first

Vermont State AGAug 19 · first

Nebraska State AGAug 19 · first

Montana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

California State AG+2d

Washington State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d · this page

Texas State AG+3d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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/df902f75-22ff-4ecd-b6bc-f0c4a445eade.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 21, 2025
Raw hash: 331779c2ada99a751343a72afe5fad4011d781cc3cdc6bc39c02eb9aa2f57718

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Victim entityThe Computer Merchant, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 1, 2025

Stated responsePromptly responded to secure and to restore our environment

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov