HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Shutts

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 4, 2025

Filed

May 9, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2812 in this filing

Linked

5 records

Confidence

65%

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Shutts & Bowen LLP reported a data breach where an unauthorized actor accessed a single network system between Feb 19-20, 2025, copying files containing names and SSNs. The incident was discovered on March 4, 2025. Notices were sent to 281 affected individuals, including 2 Maine residents, on May 9, 2025. The firm engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 4, 2025 → Filed with AG May 9, 202566d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 13 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 66 days

Feb 19, 2025

Begins

Mar 4, 2025

Discovered

May 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesilentransomgroupbd_50bddd5e6e6f13ab2025-04-10 · +28dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_126d7821e8bf678d2025-05-09Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6a47cacd2d0e01892025-05-09Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_86977fde13492ebc2025-05-09Verified

Name: Shutts
norm: shutts
Domain: shutts.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: Shutts
norm: shutts
Domain: shutts.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 4, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 19, 2025 – Feb 20, 2025
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 9, 2025
Affected individuals: 281state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to investigate the legitimacy of the report
Engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for two years through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(66 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 66d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 4, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 9, 2025
66d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 4, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 9, 2025	66d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 9 · first

Indiana State AGMay 9 · first

Maine State AGMay 9 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/907da400-2067-4ebf-9f03-b6750775fe78.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 9, 2025
Raw hash: 33c4a069e1a13289bcc935af7c9097299cc5115093fb86c14ac1060e3e9923be

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShutts

Victim entityShutts

Incidentdiscovered Mar 4, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to investigate the legitimacy of the report

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov