MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 30, 2021

Filed

Aug 9, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1201 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP →3 incidents on file

Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP, a professional services firm, reported a malware/ransomware incident that occurred from January 18, 2021, to January 26, 2021. The breach was discovered on June 30, 2021, and affected 120 individuals. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The firm provided affected individuals with 24 months of credit monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 30, 2021 → Filed with AG Aug 9, 202140d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks 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 · 163 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Jan 18, 2021

Begins

Jun 30, 2021

Discovered

Aug 9, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed120 affectedView incident

Name: Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP
norm: kahan kerensky capossela

Name: Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP
norm: kahan kerensky capossela
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 30, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 18, 2021 – Jan 26, 2021
Undetected for: 163 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2021
Affected individuals: 120state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Offered 24 months of 1 bureau of credit monitoring through Kroll.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 40d
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 30, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Aug 9, 2021
40d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 30, 2021 → Filed with AG: Aug 9, 2021	40d	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/d0b15e5b-bbfc-4b2c-a4c0-cf9f8bc630de.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2021
Raw hash: 4443396503dde09d9069a57a008aa6796375669ab274c9f2cd18dd52bf958cd1

Reporting entityKahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP

Victim entityKahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jun 30, 2021

Stated responseOffered 24 months of 1 bureau of credit monitoring through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov