MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailPhishingRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountEmploymentHighContained

Bath Fitter Distributing Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 5, 2024

Filed

Apr 22, 2025

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,45146 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bath Fitter Distributing Inc. →2 incidents on file

Bath Fitter Distributing Inc. reported a ransomware incident occurring Dec 4-5, 2024, discovered Dec 5, 2024. An external actor gained access via impersonation of IT support, deployed ransomware encrypting files, and potentially exfiltrated employee data including SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial info. 3,451 individuals affected (46 in Maine). Notifications sent April 23, 2025, offering 24 months credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 5, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 22, 2025138d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 138 days

Dec 4, 2024

Begins

Dec 5, 2024

Discovered

Apr 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 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

Nebraska State AGbd_2e7b0e218cf7dbfd2025-04-23 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f35ec7e382df7bfd2025-04-24 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_25a4eb9673b878852025-04-18 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_470885952a8d29802025-04-15 · +7dVerified

Name: Bath Fitter Distributing Inc.
norm: bath fitter distributing

Name: Bath Fitter Distributing Inc.
norm: bath fitter distributing
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 4, 2024 – Dec 5, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 23, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,451state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Isolated the affected local area network
Initiated an investigation of the incident
Disabled VPN services and remote access to our network
Built a new, separate network with limited access to our systems
Sent interim notice to all current employees
Offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring through CyEx
Changes made: Disabled VPN services and remote access to our network
Built a new, separate network with limited access to our systems
Enhancing security measures as necessary to reduce the chances of future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(138 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 138dME resident >60d · 139d
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: Dec 5, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 22, 2025
138d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 5, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 23, 2025
139d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 5, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 22, 2025	138d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 5, 2024 → Notified: Apr 23, 2025	139d	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 ↗

New Hampshire State AGApr 15 · first

Indiana State AG+3d

Maine State AG+7d · this page

Nebraska State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Apr 15 (NH), last Apr 24 (MA) — a 9-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/befd3e39-1ae1-41a0-9c1b-bc9e2d061c7f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 22, 2025
Raw hash: a970de6ee66044b9bbbb9ff1e84bddb9c97e85d1ebb4870af3874cc3cb4b09b1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBath Fitter Distributing Inc.

Victim entityBath Fitter Distributing Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 5, 2024

Stated responseIsolated the affected local area network

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov