HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

Credit Control Corporation

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

May 3, 2023

Filed

Aug 23, 2023

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected · nationwide

198,83322 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Credit Control Corporation →3 incidents on file

R&B Corporation of Virginia d/b/a Credit Control Corporation reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, stating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on March 2, 2023. The breach was discovered on May 3, 2023. The incident affected 22 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The company began notifying affected individuals on May 15, 2023, and offered identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 3, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 23, 2023112d ✗ ME AG >90d16 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 · 62 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 112 days

Mar 2, 2023

Begins

May 3, 2023

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1e2e76cdb86a62942023-08-23Verified
Washington State AGbd_597c3a4221527b392023-08-23Verified
Vermont State AGbd_c8cd0b626c1f7bc52023-08-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0dfe7653ec466ee92023-06-20 · +64dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 100d gap

California State AGbd_584a0cb743b058312023-06-13 · +71dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_bce0ff2432e1b80a2023-06-13 · +71dVerified
Maine State AGbd_f3f4d0615ad4803a2023-06-13 · +71dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b8845ef9c13d252a2023-05-19 · +96dVerified
Maine State AGbd_5e0a9abf83df9e952023-05-15 · +100dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_f684d6b2e6b216082023-05-15 · +100dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: Credit Control Corporation
norm: credit control
Domain: creditcontrol.net

Name: Credit Control Corporation
norm: credit control
Domain: creditcontrol.net
Also named: R&B Corporation of Virginiadba oflegal entity
Credit Control Corporationdba oftrade name

Discovered: May 3, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2023
Undetected for: 62 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 198,833state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Identity theft protection services offered.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(112 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 112d
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: May 3, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023
112d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 3, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023	112d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGMay 15 · first

Montana State AGMay 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

California State AG+29d

Oregon State AG+29d

Maine State AG+29d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

New Hampshire State AG+100d

Washington State AG+100d

Vermont State AG+100d

Maine State AG+100d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 15 (ME), last Aug 23 (ME) — a 100-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/661b1f8d-b383-4e98-81b1-f41133b804d7.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2023
Raw hash: e944195c9bd1cab9bb862715c0b211e3b06d085f371e802235f0eb066e7a90df

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCredit Control Corporation

Victim entityCredit Control Corporation

Incidentdiscovered May 3, 2023

Stated responseIdentity theft protection services offered.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov