HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

B&G Foods, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 5, 2023

Filed

Sep 11, 2023

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected · nationwide

918112 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for B&G Foods, Inc. →

B&G Foods, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between January 23, 2023, and February 7, 2023, discovered on February 5, 2023. The incident affected 918 individuals, including 112 Maine residents. Personal information compromised included names and Social Security Numbers. B&G Foods provided written notification and offered 24 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 5, 2023 → Filed with AG Sep 11, 2023218d ✗ ME AG >90d31 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 · 13 days

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 218 days

Jan 23, 2023

Begins

Feb 5, 2023

Discovered

Sep 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+20 wks slower

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

A leak claim by daixin about this victim predates this filing by 211 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedaixinbd_c92265254e9e3c212023-02-11 · +211dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1ea1181616384a152023-09-11Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_47973f52580ab5222023-09-11Verified

Name: B&G Foods, Inc.
norm: b g foods
Domain: bgfoods.com

Name: B&G Foods, Inc.
norm: b g foods
Domain: bgfoods.com
Industry: Manufacturingnaics map

Discovered: Feb 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 23, 2023 – Feb 7, 2023
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 11, 2023
Affected individuals: 918state + 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 free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(218 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 218dLeak >180dME resident >60d · 218d
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: Feb 5, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Sep 11, 2023
218d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 5, 2023
→ Notified: Sep 11, 2023
218d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 5, 2023 → Filed with AG: Sep 11, 2023	218d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 5, 2023 → Notified: Sep 11, 2023	218d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 11 · first

Maine State AGSep 11 · first · 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/bc56730c-f119-410b-8adc-c7903b9f7a49.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 11, 2023
Raw hash: b5346386f5379b9c3effa68fc6d9c588cc2f37cecb1cae957c78d305b4667f95

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityB&G Foods, Inc.

Victim entityB&G Foods, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 5, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov