HackingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Penny Publications

bd_ee784c58ec87c8c7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 3, 2023

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3722 in this filing

Linked

5 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Penny Publications →

Penny Publications LLC experienced an external system breach on August 3, 2023, which was also discovered on the same day. The incident compromised the names and Social Security numbers of 372 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The company notified the affected individuals on November 3, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 3, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 6, 202395d ⏱ ME AG >30d14 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

Aug 3, 2023

Begins

Aug 3, 2023

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

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

A leak claim by akira about this victim was first seen 70 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_81dd49200ac540a32023-08-28 · +70dCandidate

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2d55d46530713a4e2023-11-06Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_74bd6ca699e191592023-11-06Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_b583173a30dd52fa2023-11-03 · +3dVerified

Name: Penny Publications
norm: penny publications

Name: Penny Publications
norm: penny publications

Discovered: Aug 3, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2023
Affected individuals: 372state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Offered 24 months of identity protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 95dME resident >60d · 92dLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 3, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 6, 2023
95d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 3, 2023
→ Notified: Nov 3, 2023
92d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 3, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 6, 2023	95d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 3, 2023 → Notified: Nov 3, 2023	92d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Montana State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d · 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-a1252b4f8318/26f57ed9-4270-481c-9361-0b06032154e3.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: ce4b048c99f3a595e9b00fc9d312296c2a410feab75fba5bd5e5b7bd16a608d6

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPenny Publications

Victim entityPenny Publications

Incidentdiscovered Aug 3, 2023

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov