MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCriticalContained

Berman & Rabin

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jul 8, 2024

Filed

Jan 28, 2025

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected · nationwide

151,944247 in this filing

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Berman & Rabin →3 incidents on file

Berman & Rabin, P.A., a law firm, disclosed a ransomware incident where an unknown actor gained access to systems between July 5-8, 2024, encrypting files. The breach affected 151,944 individuals nationwide, including 247 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, and financial account numbers. Notices were sent on January 28, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 8, 2024 → Filed with AG Jan 28, 2025204d ✗ ME AG >90d29 weeks 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 204 days

Jul 5, 2024

Begins

Jul 8, 2024

Discovered

Jan 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_14fd7a1f40f921a42025-01-28Verified
Delaware State AGbd_51c4dfdefb47c41b2025-01-28Verified
Washington State AGbd_55a4ecdc640d53672025-01-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_57200978e1d048382025-01-28Verified

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Iowa State AGbd_649bb4e63805c3382025-01-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_67dbf6cb77ebe9522025-01-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_ade90aa399a9c1d72025-01-28Verified
Vermont State AGbd_d19726f54b2626262025-01-28Verified
Oregon State AGbd_d4c9531320fcd7c22025-01-28Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_e7c454baabfa844d2025-01-29 · +1dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: Berman & Rabin
norm: berman rabin
Domain: bermanrabin.com
Industry: legal_services

Name: Berman & Rabin
norm: berman rabin
Domain: bermanrabin.com
Industry: legal_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 8, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 151,944state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Notified federal law enforcement
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through IDX
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed security policies and procedures
Implementing additional security measures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(204 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 204dME resident >60d · 204d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 8, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 28, 2025
204d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 8, 2024
→ Notified: Jan 28, 2025
204d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 8, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 28, 2025	204d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 8, 2024 → Notified: Jan 28, 2025	204d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Nebraska State AGJan 28 · first

Delaware State AGJan 28 · first

Washington State AGJan 28 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 28 · first

Iowa State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

Montana State AGJan 28 · first

Vermont State AGJan 28 · first

Oregon State AGJan 28 · first

Maine State AGJan 28 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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/f8a4e19d-4761-4077-a745-d1c74762feb8.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 28, 2025
Raw hash: ecbfc0a825e2206e264800612c6388b1d12ae45ed33930db6e3ae3aaa024ab0e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBerman & Rabin

Victim entityBerman & Rabin

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov