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HackingCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighContained

Lincoln Families

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 29, 2023

Filed

Mar 1, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,0731 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Lincoln Families

Lincoln Families, a non-profit organization, reported a data breach affecting one Maine resident. The breach, which occurred between January 17, 2022, and February 11, 2022, was discovered on January 29, 2023. The incident was categorized as an external system breach (hacking), resulting in the compromise of names combined with driver's license or non-driver identification card numbers. Affected individuals were notified on February 28, 2023, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Equifax Gold.

Maine clockDiscovered Jan 29, 2023Filed with AG Mar 1, 202331d ME AG >30d4 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 · 377 days
discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Jan 17, 2022

Begins

Jan 29, 2023

Discovered

Mar 1, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGFeb 28 · first
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.