HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

Perkins & Co.

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Dec 3, 2020

Filed

Oct 3, 2022

To disclose

22 months

Affected · nationwide

478,278394 in this filing

Linked

29 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Perkins & Co. →6 incidents on file

Perkins & Company, an accounting firm based in Oregon, reported an external system breach occurring on November 8, 2020, discovered on December 3, 2020. The incident affected 478,278 individuals, including 394 Maine residents. The breach involved the acquisition of names and Social Security Numbers. Notification was sent on October 3, 2022, offering 12 months of credit and identity monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 3, 2020 → Filed with AG Oct 3, 2022669d ⏱ ME AG >30d22 months 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 · 25 days

discovery → filing · 22 months / 669 days

Nov 8, 2020

Begins

Dec 3, 2020

Discovered

Oct 3, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+76 wks slower

This filing is one of 29 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Netgain Networks supply-chain incident (2021) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_e7f5945f3e1b9bfe2022-10-07 · +4dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_93170f27b6189a1f2022-08-15 · +49dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_32f04329d39de2072022-08-12 · +52dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_a5e34a8d20612f032022-08-12 · +52dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 129d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_74b4a2c65ecffaf02022-06-03 · +122dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_610cc7cd82ffe1fc2022-05-27 · +129dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_b09bf7a0d1084a492022-05-27 · +129dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_bf5fbe9cd13d56d02022-05-27 · +129dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_d8abad6eabb79ff82022-05-27 · +129dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_f2d5e0dbc45e8b312022-05-27 · +129dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 28 linked disclosures.

Name: Perkins & Co.
norm: perkins
Domain: perkinsaccounting.com

Name: Perkins & Co.
norm: perkins
Domain: perkinsaccounting.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2020
Undetected for: 25 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2022
Affected individuals: 478,278state + 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 of credit and identity monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 months(669 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 669dME resident >60d · 669d
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: Dec 3, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Oct 3, 2022
669d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
→ Notified: Oct 3, 2022
669d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2020 → Filed with AG: Oct 3, 2022	669d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2020 → Notified: Oct 3, 2022	669d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGMay 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 27 · first

California State AGMay 27 · first

Oregon State AGMay 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d

California State AG+77d

Maine State AG+77d

New Hampshire State AG+80d

Maine State AG+129d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+133d

Pattern: first filing May 27 (ME), last Oct 7 (NH) — a 133-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 28 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/08ea6f13-5325-4978-a4ab-2d2d2e29162c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2022
Raw hash: c2da7fa8deb8731dd37e62dbe60cccc8c8d781f4f6929152430bf94cd34540a1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPerkins & Co.

Victim entityPerkins & Co.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 3, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov