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GA West & Co., Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 17, 2021

Filed

Dec 21, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

13,282scope not determined

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for GA West & Co., Inc. →

GA West & Co., Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 10/11/2021 and discovered on 11/17/2021. The incident affected up to 13,282 individuals, including potentially 2 Maine residents. The company provided written notification and offered 1 year of complimentary credit monitoring through Epiq.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 17, 2021 → Filed with AG Dec 21, 202134d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 37 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Oct 11, 2021

Begins

Nov 17, 2021

Discovered

Dec 21, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_e6e0c1a6a98b25be2021-12-17 · +4dVerified

Name: GA West & Co., Inc.
norm: ga west

Name: GA West & Co., Inc.
norm: ga west
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 11, 2021
Undetected for: 37 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 17, 2021
Affected individuals: 13,282scope not determined
Data types: PII
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 1 year of complimentary credit monitoring services through Epiq
Established a toll-free conference line through Epiq
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 34d
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: Nov 17, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Dec 21, 2021
34d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 17, 2021 → Filed with AG: Dec 21, 2021	34d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGDec 17 · first

Maine State AG+4d · 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-a1252b4f8318/1bc644b4-591c-487d-912c-1eda096a8d65.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2021
Raw hash: e26001994149edd8cf25db6ae1bef2a6e81d8d17019ab688e9994f71c3d51b28

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGA West & Co., Inc.

Victim entityGA West & Co., Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov