HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Gale Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 6, 2025

Filed

Sep 12, 2025

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gale Associates, Inc. →

Gale Associates, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between June 4 and June 6, 2025. The incident affected 9 Maine residents, exposing names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account information. Gale notified federal law enforcement, secured systems, and provided 12 months of TransUnion credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 6, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 12, 202598d ✗ ME AG >90d14 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 98 days

Jun 4, 2025

Begins

Jun 6, 2025

Discovered

Sep 12, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_68713b35b2c56cf12025-09-12Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8fc4854ef0a6b3ed2025-09-12Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d2f187b64f0cd8442025-09-12Verified

Name: Gale Associates, Inc.
norm: gale associates

Name: Gale Associates, Inc.
norm: gale associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 4, 2025 – Jun 6, 2025
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 12, 2025
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to additional relevant state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure the systems and launched an investigation
Undertook a thorough review of the impacted systems
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided written notice to nine (9) Maine residents
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(98 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 98d
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 6, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 12, 2025
98d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 6, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 12, 2025	98d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 12 · first

Vermont State AGSep 12 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 12 · first

Maine State AGSep 12 · 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-a1252b4f8318/7aa0755b-713e-4097-a4f6-1c3becf2189b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 12, 2025
Raw hash: 3c4850151c4b228c2a310303ba54a9277c2905fbbcf53897ace587f00c3f569c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGale Associates, Inc.

Victim entityGale Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2025

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure the systems and launched an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov