Maine takes down its data breach notification portal after it is flooded by fake claims
- Maine AG’s breach reporting portal abused with fake notices impersonating Discord and VRChat
- False reports submitted via public intake system; later confirmed hoaxes and removed
- Portal taken offline for investigation, with companies still able to file but public access suspended
The Office of the Maine Attorney General has been forced to pull its reporting portal offline after multiple fake disclosures ended up on the website.
The breach notification portal is a public intake system for legally required data breach notices - so if an organization suffers a breach that affects Maine residents, it can submit its notification through this portal instead of sending an email or snail mail. Once submitted, the Attorney General’s office reviews the notice and usually publishes it, so the public can see confirmed incidents affecting residents.
However recently, fraudulent disclosures impersonating Discord and VRChat ended up on the platform, with the latter having to issue a...
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