HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Util-Assist Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 11, 2025

Filed

Aug 29, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Util-Assist Inc. →

Util-Assist Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on July 11, 2025, affecting one Maine resident. The unauthorized actor accessed and exfiltrated the resident's name, SSN, and bank account number. Util-Assist engaged external experts, secured the environment, and mailed notification on August 27, 2025, offering two years of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 11, 2025 → Filed with AG Aug 29, 202549d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

Jul 11, 2025

Begins

Jul 11, 2025

Discovered

Aug 29, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Util-Assist Inc.
norm: util assist
Domain: util-assist.com

Name: Util-Assist Inc.
norm: util assist
Domain: util-assist.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 11, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 11, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 27, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took measures to secure the IT system
Launched an investigation
Engaging external experts to investigate the root causes of the incident
Investigate the extent of any data compromise
Secure our environment
Implement additional monitoring and safeguards
Offering the notified resident two years of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Equifax
Changes made: Continuing to train its employees on data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 49d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 11, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2025
49d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 11, 2025 → Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2025	49d	30 days (soft)	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/c192eff0-ce9e-441b-b6bd-10067c307b7f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2025
Raw hash: d29cc7e0bc048bff303fef7623f6e1a68fc0eb0bf0fa2525dd5983a9c223dba7

Reporting entityUtil-Assist Inc.

Victim entityUtil-Assist Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 11, 2025

Stated responseTook measures to secure the IT system

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov