HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

The Walman Optical Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 21, 2020

Filed

Mar 31, 2021

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,2822 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Walman Optical Company →

The Walman Optical Company experienced an external system breach (hacking) on August 21, 2020, affecting 5,282 individuals. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers. The company notified affected individuals in writing on March 19, 2021, and provided 12 months of identity theft protection services, including credit monitoring and fraud consultation.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 21, 2020 → Filed with AG Mar 31, 2021222d ✗ ME AG >90d32 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 222 days

Aug 21, 2020

Begins

Aug 21, 2020

Discovered

Mar 31, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_6389bbf5052af2c22021-03-31Verified
Maine State AGbd_dccf7e0c9aae75cb2021-03-31Verified
Indiana State AGbd_a7796964f5b4b45d2021-03-19 · +12dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_f3d387fcb7d324072021-03-19 · +12dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_9a55e9d851bbd8d72022-03-16 · +350dVerified

Name: The Walman Optical Company
norm: the walman optical
Domain: walmanoptical.com

Name: The Walman Optical Company
norm: the walman optical
Domain: walmanoptical.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 21, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 21, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 19, 2021
Affected individuals: 5,282state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security 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 12 months of identity theft protection services
Changes made: Provided 12 months of Web Watcher and Single Bureau Credit Monitoring
Provided Consumer Identity Monitoring
Provided Fraud Consultation & Identity Theft Restoration
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(222 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 222dME resident >180d · 210d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 21, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Mar 31, 2021
222d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 21, 2020
→ Notified: Mar 19, 2021
210d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 21, 2020 → Filed with AG: Mar 31, 2021	222d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 21, 2020 → Notified: Mar 19, 2021	210d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGMar 19 · first

Montana State AGMar 19 · first

Massachusetts State AG+12d

Maine State AG+12d

Maine State AG+12d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+362d

Pattern: first filing Mar 19 (IN), last Mar 16 (NH) — a 362-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/147408db-3931-49ec-94e4-f9f3640ae838.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 31, 2021
Raw hash: 489c6879b8c1ec105459bf13aea182998ab378d5fa93f1a5e9f0a44a630fe0e2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Walman Optical Company

Victim entityThe Walman Optical Company

Incidentdiscovered Aug 21, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov