HackingManufacturingManufacturingVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)HighContained

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 3, 2024

Filed

Oct 1, 2024

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

2,0701 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company →

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (California) LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Jan 25, 2023 and Nov 6, 2023. Unauthorized third parties accessed the network and acquired personal information including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account numbers, and health insurance info. Approximately 2,070 individuals were affected, including 1 Maine resident. The breach was discovered on Sep 3, 2024, and notification was sent on Oct 3, 2024. Credit monitoring was offered.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date28 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 587 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Jan 25, 2023

Begins

Sep 3, 2024

Discovered

Oct 1, 2024

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

California State AGbd_8fabf36987eb68862024-10-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_1057a8b47620c7d52024-10-03 · +2dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_731be3a4b3f9124c2024-10-03 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7fc72bc9646773342024-10-03 · +2dVerified

Name: Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company
norm: pacific scientific energetic materials

Name: Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company
norm: pacific scientific energetic materials
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Sep 3, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023
Undetected for: 587 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,070state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated CollectionT1074 Data Staged
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General of Maine
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged leading external cybersecurity experts to assist us in thoroughly investigating the incidents
Worked closely with forensic consultants to investigate, contain, and eradicate the incidents
Notified federal law enforcement authorities of the incidents
Enhanced our security monitoring capabilities and technical controls
Issued a precautionary notice about the incident and offered complimentary credit monitoring to all current employees
Notified the potentially affected Maine resident in accordance with applicable law
Established a dedicated toll-free support line
Changes made: Enhanced our security monitoring capabilities and technical controls to further protect the privacy of personal information in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGOct 1 · first

Maine State AGOct 1 · first · this page

Montana State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

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/af922a1b-e639-4293-9627-e9645632731b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 1, 2024
Raw hash: 18b9cd04b553e08b1fa744580a1cca3268dccdd49e0b6331e03a9742d10726b6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company

Victim entityPacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company

Incidentdiscovered Sep 3, 2024

Stated responseEngaged leading external cybersecurity experts to assist us in thoroughly investigating the incidents

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov