HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Cox Associates, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2024

Filed

May 9, 2025

To disclose

15 months

Affected · nationwide

7691 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Cox Associates, LLC →

Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Jan 25-31, 2024. Suspicious activity was identified on Feb 1, 2024. The incident involved unauthorized access to files containing names and Social Security Numbers affecting 769 individuals total (1 in Maine). Notices were sent on May 9, 2025, offering 12 months of Experian credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 1, 2024 → Filed with AG May 9, 2025463d ✗ ME AG >90d15 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 15 months / 463 days

Jan 25, 2024

Begins

Feb 1, 2024

Discovered

May 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+47 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_ad908cee1017f0d22025-05-09Verified

Name: Cox Associates, LLC
norm: cox associates

Name: Cox Associates, LLC
norm: cox associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2024 – Jan 31, 2024
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 9, 2025
Affected individuals: 769state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event, with the assistance of third-party digital forensic and cybersecurity specialists
Commenced a comprehensive and time-intensive review of the data at risk
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Review our existing policies and procedures and to implement additional administrative and technical safeguards to further secure the information on our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 months(463 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 463dME resident >180d · 463d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 1, 2024
→ Filed with AG: May 9, 2025
463d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 1, 2024
→ Notified: May 9, 2025
463d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 1, 2024 → Filed with AG: May 9, 2025	463d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 1, 2024 → Notified: May 9, 2025	463d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 9 · first

Maine State AGMay 9 · first · this page

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/ef965761-57e2-4424-8fb4-9ce99e58ab97.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 9, 2025
Raw hash: c7414a12237e363496ff537133becce9ea027494a03daf8aeaf0b977192df5b0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCox Associates, LLC

Victim entityCox Associates, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event, with the assistance of third-party digital forensic and cybersecurity specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov