HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceHacking OtherCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIGovernment IDHighResolved

Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 20, 2022

Filed

Feb 16, 2022

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

4,0221 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C. →2 incidents on file

Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C., a financial services firm, reported a data breach affecting 4,022 individuals, including one Maine resident. The breach, which occurred on August 7, 2020, was discovered on January 20, 2022. The incident was categorized as an external system breach (hacking), where names or other personal identifiers in combination with Social Security numbers were acquired. The company notified affected individuals on February 18, 2022, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 20, 2022 → Filed with AG Feb 16, 202227d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 531 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Aug 7, 2020

Begins

Jan 20, 2022

Discovered

Feb 16, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0af213a3f2cea0d62022-02-18 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_270f9ec6e965688c2022-02-18 · +2dVerified

Name: Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C.
norm: harris hardy johnstone

Name: Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C.
norm: harris hardy johnstone
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 7, 2020
Undetected for: 531 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 18, 2022
Affected individuals: 4,022state + nationwide
Data types: PIIGovernment ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of free credit monitoring through Equifax.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 27d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 20, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Feb 16, 2022
27d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 20, 2022 → Filed with AG: Feb 16, 2022	27d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGFeb 16 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

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-a1252b4f8318/8417865f-7aab-4db0-af99-be4ee6715454.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 16, 2022
Raw hash: 47fd5b0c0e5cdd047c90ccf3ac9e13175a3c381d0452e6052f15afbd19760ddc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHarris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C.

Victim entityHarris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2022

Stated responseOffered 12 months of free credit monitoring through Equifax.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov