HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Ambassador Advisors, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 29, 2022

Filed

Jul 28, 2022

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

6,1717 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ambassador Advisors, LLC →

Ambassador Advisors, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between December 13-14, 2021, discovered on June 29, 2022. The incident affected 6,171 individuals, including 7 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The company provided written notification and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 29, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 28, 202229d ✓ 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 · 198 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Dec 13, 2021

Begins

Jun 29, 2022

Discovered

Jul 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3691b9cd734899cf2022-07-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b27c8a818f62fd172022-07-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_d9b0fd2327f4d72a2022-07-28Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_433eb7e3d4ec1e652022-08-08 · +11dVerified

Name: Ambassador Advisors, LLC
norm: ambassador advisors

Name: Ambassador Advisors, LLC
norm: ambassador advisors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 29, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 13, 2021 – Dec 14, 2021
Undetected for: 198 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,171state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account 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 consumers
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian
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: Jun 29, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 28, 2022
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 29, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 28, 2022	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 28 · first

Indiana State AGJul 28 · first

Montana State AGJul 28 · first

Maine State AGJul 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Jul 28 (MA), last Aug 8 (NH) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/141028e4-0c90-4a92-83e0-36d1977fff68.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 28, 2022
Raw hash: 9a783c1f55a25bcd7cfb9bb3f1b7af0614f3541bc1357a86f81dfa5dc83bb0b0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmbassador Advisors, LLC

Victim entityAmbassador Advisors, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 29, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov