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HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Smyser Kaplan & Veselka

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 11, 2023

Filed

Jul 5, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8,4321 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

50%
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The law firm Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, L.L.P. reported a data breach affecting 8,432 individuals, including one resident of Maine. The breach, which occurred on September 26, 2022, and was discovered on April 11, 2023, was the result of an external system breach (hacking). The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The firm began notifying affected individuals on July 5, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 11, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 5, 202385d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 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 · 197 days
discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

Sep 26, 2022

Begins

Apr 11, 2023

Discovered

Jul 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 30d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGJun 5 · first
Montana State AG+30d
Massachusetts State AG+30d
Indiana State AG+30d
Maine State AG+30d · this page
New Hampshire State AG+35d

Pattern: first filing Jun 5 (VT), last Jul 10 (NH) — a 35-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.