--- title: "Maine disables data breach notification portal after fake disclosures" url: https://daily.dev/posts/maine-disables-data-breach-notification-portal-after-fake-disclosures-skpmzaore source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-disables-data-breach-notification-portal-after-fake-disclosures type: article source: "BleepingComputer" published: 2026-06-12T19:37:18.734Z updated: 2026-06-12T19:53:56.545Z tags: ["data-breach"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Maine disables data breach notification portal after fake disclosures **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Maine's Attorney General Office has taken its public data breach notification portal offline after fraudulent breach disclosures were submitted impersonating Discord and VRChat. The fake filings were automatically published to the public database before being discovered. VRChat confirmed the filing was a hoax submitted by an unknown entity using a fictitious employee name, claiming a breach affecting over 2.4 million people. The portal, widely used by journalists and threat intelligence researchers, will remain offline while the state reviews procedures to prevent future abuse. Companies can still submit breach notifications, but public access to disclosures now requires contacting the Attorney General's Office directly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Maine breach portal abused to publish fake data breach disclosures](https://daily.dev/posts/maine-breach-portal-abused-to-publish-fake-data-breach-disclosures-9czbwsxyc) · BleepingComputer · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Russians posing as Signal support to launch phishing raids](https://daily.dev/posts/russians-posing-as-signal-support-to-launch-phishing-raids-numtsppyp) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-breach](https://daily.dev/tags/data-breach) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/maine-disables-data-breach-notification-portal-after-fake-disclosures-skpmzaore)