HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Tax Sheltered Compensation, Inc.

bd_17a8c512b8891d65 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 15, 2021

Filed

Jun 14, 2021

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,4291 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Tax Sheltered Compensation, Inc. →

Tax Sheltered Compensation, Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) that occurred from September 1, 2020, to December 3, 2020. The breach was discovered on January 15, 2021. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 15, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 14, 2021150d ✗ ME AG >90d21 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 · 136 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 150 days

Sep 1, 2020

Begins

Jan 15, 2021

Discovered

Jun 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 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 (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_a0adda5b3740c0df2021-06-14Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_ab88ecc17ff84bca2021-06-14Verified
Indiana State AGbd_53661d65b456ae752021-06-15 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5898c3f253000b2e2021-06-21 · +7dVerified

Name: Tax Sheltered Compensation, Inc.
norm: tax sheltered compensation
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Tax Sheltered Compensation, Inc.
norm: tax sheltered compensation
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 15, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 1, 2020 – Dec 3, 2020
Undetected for: 136 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 14, 2021
Affected individuals: 6,429state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(150 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 150dME resident >60d · 150d
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: Jan 15, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 14, 2021
150d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 15, 2021
→ Notified: Jun 14, 2021
150d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 15, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 14, 2021	150d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 15, 2021 → Notified: Jun 14, 2021	150d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJun 14 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 14 · first

Maine State AGJun 14 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jun 14 (MT), last Jun 21 (NH) — a 7-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-a1252b4f8318/379b9a0b-cc60-4fef-8697-15fc1d4de40b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 14, 2021
Raw hash: 6559e2fafd9997b77d81f75e72bc91e1439681321c0e1e0bbaf4b9e4ae34a057

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTax Sheltered Compensation, Inc.

Victim entityTax Sheltered Compensation, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 15, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov