HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Ascensus Specialties

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 6, 2023

Filed

Mar 28, 2023

To disclose

22 days

Affected · nationwide

4999 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ascensus Specialties →

Ascensus Specialties experienced an external system breach (hacking) between December 5 and 11, 2022, discovered on March 6, 2023. The incident affected 499 individuals, including 9 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The company provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 6, 2023 → Filed with AG Mar 28, 202322d ✓ ME AG ≤30d22 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 · 91 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Dec 5, 2022

Begins

Mar 6, 2023

Discovered

Mar 28, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_4e7f5b99bfea5ff82023-03-28Verified
Vermont State AGbd_aa971c940cf6b3aa2023-03-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_eb7a9d6abf29828b2023-03-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_46d6bdcc520e1f642023-04-03 · +6dVerified

Name: Ascensus Specialties
norm: ascensus specialties
Domain: ascensusspecialties.com

Name: Ascensus Specialties
norm: ascensus specialties
Domain: ascensusspecialties.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 11, 2022
Undetected for: 91 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 499state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 22d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 6, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Mar 28, 2023
22d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 6, 2023 → Filed with AG: Mar 28, 2023	22d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 28 · first

Vermont State AGMar 28 · first

Indiana State AGMar 28 · first

Maine State AGMar 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Mar 28 (MA), last Apr 3 (NH) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/027b449c-ce86-4ea7-8b90-09c03ac35dc9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 28, 2023
Raw hash: 5a69c4824a1bc253e29e562131b81a394301e754e22d8edf5c6e3a189c585926

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAscensus Specialties

Victim entityAscensus Specialties

Incidentdiscovered Mar 6, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov