HackingGovernmentGovernmentStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 27, 2024

Filed

Jul 8, 2025

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected · nationwide

28,0188 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners →

The North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners experienced an external system breach (hacking) where unauthorized access to email accounts occurred between Oct 31 and Nov 27, 2024. Suspicious activity was detected on Nov 27, 2024. Data potentially exposed included names and Social Security Numbers. 28,018 individuals were affected, including 8 Maine residents. Notices were sent on July 8, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 27, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 8, 2025223d ✗ ME AG >90d32 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 27 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 223 days

Oct 31, 2024

Begins

Nov 27, 2024

Discovered

Jul 8, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_1ad673816201baed2025-07-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3aecf29ac95fa6512025-07-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6e861a1c943467af2025-07-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bf66e8a2a2c76dbf2025-07-08Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_7157d0b87aafe27b2025-07-07 · +1dCandidate

Name: North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
norm: north carolina board of cosmetic art examiners
Domain: nccosmeticarts.com
Industry: Government

Name: North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
norm: north carolina board of cosmetic art examiners
Domain: nccosmeticarts.com
Industry: Government
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Nov 27, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 31, 2024 – Nov 27, 2024
Undetected for: 27 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 28,018state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulatorsProviding written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a comprehensive review of data within these accounts
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of NCBCAE systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies and procedures relating to data privacy and cybersecurity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(223 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 223dME resident >60d · 223d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 27, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 8, 2025
223d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 27, 2024
→ Notified: Jul 8, 2025
223d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 27, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 8, 2025	223d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 27, 2024 → Notified: Jul 8, 2025	223d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJul 7 · first

Nebraska State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/1e740866-6470-42db-accf-2455ab040b94.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 8, 2025
Raw hash: deeb69660a05d7f1b5c56e31b219675d638d4343d98d37cafeab902502f910aa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorth Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners

Victim entityNorth Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners

Incidentdiscovered Nov 27, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov