HackingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIDENTITY_GOVERNMENTIDENTITY_BASICMediumContained
The Associated Press
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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.
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.
This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap
- bd_136e0ad00777283dNew Hampshire State AGfiled 2023-09-08Verified
Source provenance
- 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
Reporting entity
- Name
- The Associated Pressnorm: the associated press
Victim entity
- Name
- The Associated Pressnorm: the associated press
Incident
- Discovered
- Jul 20, 2023
- Materiality determined
- —
- Notification sent
- Sep 1, 2023
- Affected individuals
- 224
- Data types
- IDENTITY_GOVERNMENTIDENTITY_BASIC
- Attack vector
- Unauthorized Access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
- Threat actor
- External
- Initial access
- exploit_public_facing
Compliance
- 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, 202350d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Extraction provenance
- Status
- No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.