HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)CredentialsHighContained

Central Carolina Insurance Agency

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 20, 2024

Filed

Nov 21, 2024

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,0133 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Central Carolina Insurance Agency →

Central Carolina Insurance Agency (CCIA) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Dec 31, 2023 and Mar 20, 2024. CCIA detected suspicious activity on Mar 20, 2024, disconnected network access, and engaged forensic investigators. The FBI was notified. Compromised data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account numbers, PHI, and employee credentials. 5,013 individuals were affected; 3 were Maine residents. Notifications were mailed on Nov 21, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 20, 2024 → Filed with AG Nov 21, 2024246d ✗ ME AG >90d35 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 · 80 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 246 days

Dec 31, 2023

Begins

Mar 20, 2024

Discovered

Nov 21, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

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

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 225 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_2bcbfaea9f93c2032024-04-09 · +225dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_0c4fbe9be2c1778a2024-11-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7b621deb402273332024-11-21Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_e97365ae56e4d7822024-11-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a9edb2493a65ebea2024-12-03 · +12dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Central Carolina Insurance Agency
norm: central carolina insurance agency
Domain: centralcarolinainsurance.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 31, 2023 – Mar 20, 2024
Undetected for: 80 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 21, 2024
Affected individuals: 5,013state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)Credentials
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBIFiled notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected all access to the network
Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm and IT personnel to assist with securing the environment
Conducted a forensic investigation
Notified the FBI
Engaged a third-party data mining vendor to assist with reviewing this data
Posted a Substitute Notice to its website
Published a Media Release in The Charlotte Observer
Mailed notice letters to affected individuals
Changing administrative credentials
Restoring operations in a safe and secure mode
Enhancing security measures
Changes made: Disconnecting all access to the network
Changing administrative credentials
Restoring operations in a safe and secure mode
Enhancing security measures
Offering Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services provided by CyberScout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(246 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 246dLeak >180dME resident >60d · 246d
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: Mar 20, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Nov 21, 2024
246d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
→ Notified: Nov 21, 2024
246d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 20, 2024 → Filed with AG: Nov 21, 2024	246d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 20, 2024 → Notified: Nov 21, 2024	246d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGNov 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 21 · first

Indiana State AGNov 21 · first

Maine State AGNov 21 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+12d

Pattern: first filing Nov 21 (VT), last Dec 3 (NH) — a 12-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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e5f00632-cee6-4798-9234-5a05b5a99b69.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2024
Raw hash: 20a6471d7c8db7bcdd2d832df1f0fcbb28627e0376d7951adb42aff84e738e91

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityCentral Carolina Insurance Agency

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected all access to the network

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov