HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The Business Council of New York State

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 4, 2025

Filed

Aug 15, 2025

To disclose

11 days

Affected · nationwide

47,32929 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Business Council of New York State →

The Business Council of New York State, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring February 24-25, 2025. The incident affected 47,329 individuals, including 29 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and government identifiers. The organization engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and offered 12 months of IDX credit monitoring.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date11 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 · 161 days

discovery → filing · 11 days

Feb 24, 2025

Begins

Aug 4, 2025

Discovered

Aug 15, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

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_36a20dde9a550d2a2025-08-15Verified
Indiana State AGbd_5861f2c97a5fa1ee2025-08-15Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_1b618bfecdc5a2102025-08-16 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a8a0bd8c59db3d632025-08-21 · +6dVerified

Name: The Business Council of New York State
norm: the business council of new york state

Name: The Business Council of New York State
norm: the business council of new york state
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 4, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 24, 2025 – Feb 25, 2025
Undetected for: 161 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 15, 2025
Affected individuals: 47,329state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Contained the incident
Launched a thorough investigation
Engaged leading outside cybersecurity professionals to secure the environment and to identify the scope of what personal information, if any, was involved
Offering a complimentary 12 months membership of IDX credit monitoring
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 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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Nebraska State AGAug 15 · first

Indiana State AGAug 15 · first

Maine State AGAug 15 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Aug 15 (NE), last Aug 21 (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-a1252b4f8318/4e0abf3a-7fc1-4257-95e8-c0b1ee1fe216.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 15, 2025
Raw hash: 13a5af7141ee28dccee135217ed04a3dae75cdf844dcac1bbc5511601560c209

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Business Council of New York State

Victim entityThe Business Council of New York State

Incidentdiscovered Aug 4, 2025

Stated responseContained the incident

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov