HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

The Associated Press

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 20, 2023

Filed

Sep 8, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2242 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Associated Press →

Associated Press, a non-profit media organization, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 16 and July 22, 2023, discovered on July 20, 2023. The incident affected 224 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Acquired information included names and Social Security Numbers. The organization provided written notification on September 1, 2023, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 20, 2023 → Filed with AG Sep 8, 202350d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

Jul 16, 2023

Begins

Jul 20, 2023

Discovered

Sep 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_136e0ad00777283d2023-09-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_150a6a3df91ed3e62023-09-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_38bbd0e68e0f1f232023-09-01 · +7dVerified

Name: The Associated Press
norm: the associated press

Name: The Associated Press
norm: the associated press
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 16, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 1, 2023
Affected individuals: 224state + 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: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 50d
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: Jul 20, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Sep 8, 2023
50d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 20, 2023 → Filed with AG: Sep 8, 2023	50d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGSep 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 1 (IN), last Sep 8 (ME) — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bb8594ec-9e53-41ff-b6e1-1284d3941b8e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 8, 2023
Raw hash: 185016905c4b68e219b4a595aba3996be98071290487cb8685a52faafe93f134

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Associated Press

Victim entityThe Associated Press

Incidentdiscovered Jul 20, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov