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HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Idea 247 Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 29, 2023

Filed

Jul 14, 2023

To disclose

15 days

Affected · nationwide

37,00278 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Idea 247 Inc. →

Idea 247 Inc. (d/b/a Idea Financial) reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, caused by an external system breach (hacking). The breach occurred on April 26, 2023, and was discovered on June 29, 2023. The incident affected 78 Maine residents. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. Idea Financial began notifying affected individuals on July 14, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

Maine clockDiscovered Jun 29, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 14, 202315d ✓ ME AG ≤30d15 days 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 · 64 days
discovery → filing · 15 days

Apr 26, 2023

Begins

Jun 29, 2023

Discovered

Jul 14, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 7d gap

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGJul 14 · first
Vermont State AGJul 14 · first
Montana State AGJul 14 · first
California State AGJul 14 · first
Washington State AGJul 14 · first
Maine State AGJul 14 · first · this page
Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jul 14 (IN), last Jul 21 (MA) — 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.