🦬Montana State AGlinked via operator-confirmed · 100%
Clustered 4 filings across 4 jurisdictions · filing window Aug 19, 2021 → Jan 6, 2022. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_cb7f69777b344eb3 · merge_method human · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Gap between first leak claim and first regulatory filing
Time between earliest and latest filing
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Discovery variance · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.
CA ME MT
Leak Site · State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Jun 9, 2021
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Aug 4, 2021
Reported by MAINE AG filing
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
Walter's Automotive Group reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2021-08-19. The breach occurred from 6/9/2021 to 6/16/2021. 5 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 5
Walter's Automotive Group experienced an unauthorized network access incident between June 9–16, 2021, during which data including SSNs was removed from their network. Following an extensive manual review completed August 4, 2021, affected individuals were notified via letter dated August 19, 2021.
Walter's Automotive Group, a commercial entity, reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General's office. The breach, which occurred from June 9 to June 16, 2021, and was discovered on August 4, 2021, was described as an external system breach or hacking incident. The breach affected a total of 11,118 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. In response, the company provided written notification to affected consumers on August 19, 2021, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Equifax for individuals whose Social Security numbers were impacted.
Affected (this filing): 3