HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsHigh

Pathward, N.A.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 11, 2022

Filed

Nov 1, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

165,727691 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Pathward, N.A. →3 incidents on file

Pathward, N.A. reported an external system breach that occurred on September 4, 2022, and was discovered on September 11, 2022. The incident affected 691 Maine residents, compromising their names and financial account numbers with associated security codes or PINs.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 11, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 1, 202251d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 7 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Sep 4, 2022

Begins

Sep 11, 2022

Discovered

Nov 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2ed03dab99fb0c732022-11-01Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_3ee14a33c37ef80e2022-11-01Verified
Oregon State AGbd_865da679f25b04562022-11-01Verified
Washington State AGbd_902bf95d52ccb8cc2022-11-01Verified

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South Carolina State AGbd_b10f529392d7c93e2022-11-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_791fa59ea17917632022-10-31 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_beae114d7254b7e12022-10-31 · +1dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_f12b26e9ca9edda32022-10-31 · +1dVerified

Name: Pathward, N.A.
norm: pathward na

Name: Pathward, N.A.
norm: pathward na
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 11, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 4, 2022
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 31, 2022
Affected individuals: 165,727state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 51d
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: Sep 11, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 1, 2022
51d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 11, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 1, 2022	51d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Indiana State AGOct 31 · first

Montana State AGOct 31 · first

Delaware State AGOct 31 · first

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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-a1252b4f8318/52a7dc3e-1734-4ea7-b1a8-6e8d49176588.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 1, 2022
Raw hash: ac475f45b1f1f4d57f9bb7a6abf66c01b44fc834a898f556ed68f16d75e3555a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPathward, N.A.

Victim entityPathward, N.A.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 11, 2022

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov