HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighContained

Kline & Specter P.C.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 13, 2023

Filed

May 17, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

16,09653 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Kline & Specter P.C. →2 incidents on file

An external system breach at law firm Kline and Specter, P.C. on March 13, 2023, compromised the Social Security numbers of 53 Maine residents. The breach was discovered the same day, and affected individuals were notified on May 16, 2023.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 13, 2023 → Filed with AG May 17, 202365d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Mar 13, 2023

Begins

Mar 13, 2023

Discovered

May 17, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_88719babdf3bf76e2023-05-17Verified
Montana State AGbd_982e2607e7692e0e2023-05-16 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_be675ed6598713c82023-05-24 · +7dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_610954579b60c83f2023-04-10 · +37dCandidate

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Maine State AGbd_8b79ab420dbf10802023-04-10 · +37dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bb3ef13145daedc52023-04-10 · +37dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d2d5b2b6f71d5ec22023-04-07 · +40dVerified

Name: Kline & Specter P.C.
norm: kline specter
Domain: klinespecter.com

Name: Kline & Specter P.C.
norm: kline specter
Domain: klinespecter.com

Discovered: Mar 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 13, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 16,096state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 65dME resident >60d · 64d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 13, 2023
→ Filed with AG: May 17, 2023
65d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 13, 2023
→ Notified: May 16, 2023
64d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 13, 2023 → Filed with AG: May 17, 2023	65d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 13, 2023 → Notified: May 16, 2023	64d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGApr 7 · first

South Carolina State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Montana State AG+39d

New Hampshire State AG+40d

Maine State AG+40d · this page

California State AG+47d

Pattern: first filing Apr 7 (IN), last May 24 (CA) — a 47-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-a1252b4f8318/6de960b1-b609-4b21-bea6-78ed540264eb.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 17, 2023
Raw hash: 7dbff91e289d9d02d122da114e18dabd4148dc1c54487e7443f0203d4426a659

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKline & Specter P.C.

Victim entityKline & Specter P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 13, 2023

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov