HackingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountFinancial credentialsMediumResolved

THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 19, 2021

Filed

Aug 18, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9,2932 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for THE DIXIE GROUP, INC. →2 incidents on file

The Dixie Group, Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) from April 9, 2021, to April 19, 2021, which was discovered on July 19, 2021. The breach affected 2 Maine residents, compromising their names in combination with financial account numbers or credit/debit card numbers and their security codes. The company provided written notification to the affected individuals on August 18, 2021, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 19, 2021 → Filed with AG Aug 18, 202130d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 101 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Apr 9, 2021

Begins

Jul 19, 2021

Discovered

Aug 18, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0a6f6ea363cdd14c2021-08-18Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_330b3a594ed8a3e32021-08-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4889ce67180fcde82021-08-18Verified
California State AGbd_cb2845bc8ec6dbda2021-08-18Verified

Name: THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.
norm: the dixie

Name: THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.
norm: the dixie

Discovered: Jul 19, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 9, 2021 – Apr 19, 2021
Undetected for: 101 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 18, 2021
Affected individuals: 9,293state + nationwide
Data types: Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Jul 19, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Aug 18, 2021
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 19, 2021 → Filed with AG: Aug 18, 2021	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGAug 18 · first

Indiana State AGAug 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 18 · first

California State AGAug 18 · first

Maine State AGAug 18 · first · 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-a1252b4f8318/58581465-2527-4d10-89e5-6cf0e5561950.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 18, 2021
Raw hash: 6ab13969153d62f31427a3a71b045caeb55fa62bede242d369688dba405d05c2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

Victim entityTHE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 19, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov