HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

SWEET & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 31, 2023

Filed

Sep 29, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

501 in this filing

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for SWEET & ASSOCIATES, P.C. →

Sweet & Associates, P.C. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 04/17/2023 and discovered on 08/31/2023. The incident affected 50 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information acquired included names and Social Security Numbers. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on 09/29/2023 and provided 12 months of credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 31, 2023 → Filed with AG Sep 29, 202329d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 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 · 136 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Apr 17, 2023

Begins

Aug 31, 2023

Discovered

Sep 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed50 affectedView incident

Name: SWEET & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
norm: sweet associates
Domain: sweetpc.com

Name: SWEET & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
norm: sweet associates
Domain: sweetpc.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 31, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2023
Undetected for: 136 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 50state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months credit monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: Aug 31, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Sep 29, 2023
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 31, 2023 → Filed with AG: Sep 29, 2023	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/1df6d9b1-0b19-4d98-b908-f085a3bbb190.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 29, 2023
Raw hash: 1f27b31a55000abf1d5dc9b3f9294c6d09af0e56a6ddddd73ea6473d9bf6863a

Reporting entitySWEET & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Victim entitySWEET & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 31, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov