HackingProfessional ServicesHealthcareProfessional ServicesCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PIICriticalActive

Young Consulting

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Apr 13, 2024

Filed

Aug 26, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

954,177847 in this filing

Linked

24 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Young Consulting →

Young Consulting LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 10 and April 13, 2024. The incident affected 954,177 individuals nationwide, including 847 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, DOBs, and health insurance information. Young Consulting engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 13, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 26, 2024135d ✗ ME AG >90d19 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 135 days

Apr 10, 2024

Begins

Apr 13, 2024

Discovered

Aug 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 24 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4ded0f97196230202025-01-25 · +152dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_400059bc40f88d5e2025-01-29 · +156dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_7b04f3239ae6547d2025-01-29 · +156dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_1f6566b2d540498f2025-04-11 · +228dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 311d gap

California State AGbd_74ee160876e9cb592025-04-11 · +228dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_a6f94afdabec56732025-04-11 · +228dVerified
Maine State AGbd_bedd380143f5919b2025-07-02 · +310dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_d8afddd50e05d3152025-07-02 · +310dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_f7562288ebd80f402025-07-02 · +310dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_25f6da738738d1e02025-07-03 · +311dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 23 linked disclosures.

Name: Young Consulting
norm: young consulting
Domain: youngconsulting-us.com

Name: Young Consulting
norm: young consulting
Domain: youngconsulting-us.com
Industry: Professional ServicesllmHealthcarellm

Discovered: Apr 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 10, 2024 – Apr 13, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 954,177state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementNotifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took certain systems offline to contain the incident
Launched an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity forensics firm
Notified federal law enforcement
Provided copies of potentially impacted files to data owners (Blue Shield)
Provided written notice to affected Maine residents
Provided access to credit monitoring services for one year through TransUnion
Providing guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Notifying prominent media outlets pursuant to HIPAA
Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Reviewing its policies, procedures, and processes related to the storage and access of sensitive information to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 135dME resident >60d · 135dLeak >90d
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: Apr 13, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 26, 2024
135d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 13, 2024
→ Notified: Aug 26, 2024
135d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 13, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 26, 2024	135d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 13, 2024 → Notified: Aug 26, 2024	135d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 26 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+152d

Maryland State AG+156d

California State AG+156d

New Hampshire State AG+228d

California State AG+228d

Maine State AG+228d

Maine State AG+310d

New Hampshire State AG+310d

California State AG+310d

Texas State AG+311d

Pattern: first filing Aug 26 (ME), last Jul 3 (TX) — a 311-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 23 — 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-a1252b4f8318/9cb5e8fe-3d04-48e5-a403-d478cdaf5c7f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 26, 2024
Raw hash: a2003a974e8a7034bbc407cd09dd2a5d4dd09e047fe1fcd0934c1d3c6c78a639

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityYoung Consulting

Victim entityYoung Consulting

Incidentdiscovered Apr 13, 2024

Stated responseTook certain systems offline to contain the incident

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov