HackingGovernmentGovernmentTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

City of Carthage, Texas

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 17, 2024

Filed

Feb 23, 2026

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City of Carthage, Texas →

City of Carthage, Texas reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 12/17/2024, discovered on 01/22/2026. 3 Maine residents were affected. Personal information was potentially accessed. The City engaged external cybersecurity professionals and offered 12 months of identity theft protection via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 17, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 23, 2026433d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 months / 433 days

Dec 17, 2024

Begins

Dec 17, 2024

Discovered

Feb 23, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Texas State AGbd_2cfafbfc72754c3b2026-02-24 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_64f19d4b05b41a062026-02-24 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_56dd445ce310aa072026-02-26 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_29f8961d11ac3dbf2026-02-20 · +3dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_db02f3d8b8a246882026-02-20 · +3dCandidate

Name: City of Carthage, Texas
norm: city of carthage texas

Name: City of Carthage, Texas
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Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Dec 17, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 17, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 20, 2026
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately took steps to secure our systems
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Assisted by external cybersecurity professionals
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 433dME resident >60d · 430d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 17, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 23, 2026
433d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 17, 2024
→ Notified: Feb 20, 2026
430d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 17, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 23, 2026	433d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 17, 2024 → Notified: Feb 20, 2026	430d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGFeb 20 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 20 · first

Maine State AG+3d · this page

Texas State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 20 (VT), last Feb 26 (NH) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/0a8d5d97-0452-489c-b04f-cbd04a392aa6.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2026
Raw hash: 91339c9d9be68cdc1901f34c91688ee9d2057e697b9c5a6a93ccfa438d5b4b7b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Carthage, Texas

Victim entityCity of Carthage, Texas

Incidentdiscovered Dec 17, 2024

Stated responseImmediately took steps to secure our systems

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov