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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 filings

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.

Maine clockDiscovered Aug 3, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 6, 202395d ✗ ME AG >90d14 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 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 70 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

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.