HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Data Media Associates

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 30, 2023

Filed

Aug 23, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

74,730131 in this filing

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Data Media Associates →4 incidents on file

Data Media Associates, LLC reported a data breach affecting 131 Maine residents. The incident occurred between May 31, 2023, and June 1, 2023, and was discovered on June 30, 2023. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The company offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 30, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 23, 202354d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 30 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

May 31, 2023

Begins

Jun 30, 2023

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_260b7cb119fa0ee92023-08-23Candidate
California State AGbd_44951a0ed5c0c1c72023-08-23Verified
Montana State AGbd_721a9fed6d650d0b2023-08-23Verified
HHS OCRbd_30963eb787b1cdd82023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 47d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_450803226b4712aa2023-08-28 · +5dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_8be62e38447897d82023-08-30 · +7dVerified
Washington State AGbd_5fe69a1c32fcae1b2023-09-25 · +33dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_738544e5a7db48382023-09-25 · +33dVerified
Maine State AGbd_dd8d071e11b9229b2023-09-25 · +33dVerified
HHS OCRbd_54c0ed94f96132692023-10-09 · +47dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Data Media Associates
norm: data media associates

Name: Data Media Associates
norm: data media associates

Discovered: Jun 30, 2023
Breach occurred: May 31, 2023 – Jun 1, 2023
Undetected for: 30 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 23, 2023
Affected individuals: 74,730state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: 12 Months of credit monitoring, identity protection and restoration services from IDX
$1,000,000 Insurance reimbursement policy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 54d
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: Jun 30, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023
54d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 30, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023	54d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 23 · first

California State AGAug 23 · first

Montana State AGAug 23 · first

Maine State AGAug 23 · first · this page

HHS OCR+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Delaware State AG+7d

Washington State AG+33d

Massachusetts State AG+33d

Maine State AG+33d

HHS OCR+47d

Pattern: first filing Aug 23 (IN), last Oct 9 (GA) — a 47-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/394e6ef5-ce12-4606-82e3-1d2c8c93314b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2023
Raw hash: e4855c325c17f34cf9ea083f5584c5e9d9470ef4b34166a82019cb04110a7af4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityData Media Associates

Victim entityData Media Associates

Incidentdiscovered Jun 30, 2023

Stated response12 Months of credit monitoring, identity protection and restoration services from IDX

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov