HackingOtherProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Hartson-Kennedy

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 9, 2024

Filed

Feb 21, 2025

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,6001 in this filing

Linked

5 records

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Hartson-Kennedy →

Hartson-Kennedy Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between June 24, 2024, and September 17, 2024, discovered on October 9, 2024. The incident affected 3,600 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal identifiers and government IDs were compromised. The entity provided 24 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 9, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 21, 2025135d ⏱ ME AG >30d19 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 · 107 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 135 days

Jun 24, 2024

Begins

Oct 9, 2024

Discovered

Feb 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim was first seen 139 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_29775cf086fd0ba92024-10-05 · +139dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_88ca3823a1cffca02025-02-21Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_e34e49bb94e3757a2025-02-20 · +1dVerified
Maryland State AGbd_906a300ba3031aaa2025-02-19 · +2dCandidate

Name: Hartson-Kennedy
norm: hartson kennedy
Domain: hartson-kennedy.com

Name: Hartson-Kennedy
norm: hartson kennedy
Domain: hartson-kennedy.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Oct 9, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 24, 2024 – Sep 17, 2024
Undetected for: 107 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 20, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,600state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring through TransUnion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 135dME resident >60d · 134dLeak >90d
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: Oct 9, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 21, 2025
135d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 9, 2024
→ Notified: Feb 20, 2025
134d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 9, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 21, 2025	135d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 9, 2024 → Notified: Feb 20, 2025	134d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maryland State AGFeb 19 · first

Nebraska State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d · 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-a1252b4f8318/88d45c93-8eba-4511-8284-106b3de3931f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 21, 2025
Raw hash: b158cff9233bbe8e0844d4982554975a7387432ac8e9c89eb4436c42827152f8

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHartson-Kennedy

Victim entityHartson-Kennedy

Incidentdiscovered Oct 9, 2024

Stated responseOffered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring through TransUnion

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov