HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

The Republican Governors Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 10, 2021

Filed

Sep 15, 2021

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4942 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Republican Governors Association →

The Republican Governors Association reported a data breach impacting 494 individuals. The breach, which occurred between February 28, 2021, and March 18, 2021, was discovered on March 10, 2021. The incident was described as an external system breach (hacking) and resulted in the compromise of names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified on September 15, 2021, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 10, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 15, 2021189d ✗ ME AG >90d27 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 189 days

Feb 28, 2021

Begins

Mar 10, 2021

Discovered

Sep 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_19b6e52c5984a7112021-09-15Verified
Montana State AGbd_d1b4faf7253b34b82021-09-15Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_dd42f77634ba54a52021-09-15Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e40fa04553cd585a2021-09-15Verified

Name: The Republican Governors Association
norm: the republican governors

Name: The Republican Governors Association
norm: the republican governors
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Mar 10, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 28, 2021 – Mar 18, 2021
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 15, 2021
Affected individuals: 494state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Changes made: Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(189 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 189dME resident >60d · 189d
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: Mar 10, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 15, 2021
189d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 10, 2021
→ Notified: Sep 15, 2021
189d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 10, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 15, 2021	189d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 10, 2021 → Notified: Sep 15, 2021	189d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGSep 15 · first

Montana State AGSep 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 15 · first

Maine State AGSep 15 · 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/d74d9f9d-57b8-4490-9ba4-4e49fe8aabba.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 15, 2021
Raw hash: 9c200fa0af60e9dceb624ae43685454d0d6955c8d90a9edcd405472be5ae1d9f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Republican Governors Association

Victim entityThe Republican Governors Association

Incidentdiscovered Mar 10, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov