HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Farmers Investment Co.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 3, 2023

Filed

Jan 18, 2023

To disclose

15 days

Affected · nationwide

8,96410 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Farmers Investment Co. →

Farmers Investment Company experienced an external system breach (hacking) between May 29, 2022, and June 1, 2022. The incident affected 8,964 individuals, including 10 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and driver's license numbers. The company notified affected individuals in writing on January 12, 2023, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 3, 2023 → Filed with AG Jan 18, 202315d ✓ ME AG ≤30d15 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 · 219 days

discovery → filing · 15 days

May 29, 2022

Begins

Jan 3, 2023

Discovered

Jan 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_17ec4b32883542e92023-01-18Verified
Vermont State AGbd_50bb0fce4a58434a2023-01-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e607be2c136f7cdc2023-01-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b978df6add4b1f2b2023-01-12 · +6dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_f9c67a630a15967b2023-01-12 · +6dCandidate

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Farmers Investment Co.
norm: farmers investment
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 3, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2022 – Jun 1, 2022
Undetected for: 219 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 12, 2023
Affected individuals: 8,964state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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

Time to disclose: 15 days(15 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 15d
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: Jan 3, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jan 18, 2023
15d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 3, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jan 18, 2023	15d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGJan 12 · first

Montana State AGJan 12 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Vermont State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Maine State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 12 (IN), last Jan 18 (ME) — 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-a1252b4f8318/176917d7-3364-41bd-9b16-80e11da3f497.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 18, 2023
Raw hash: f09a049eda5a61e83146ac8c479dd2da18da2ffbf80a520a8a76095fb9d9d674

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityFarmers Investment Co.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 3, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov