HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Postlethwaite & Netterville APAC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 23, 2021

Filed

Sep 16, 2021

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

69,1803 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for Postlethwaite & Netterville APAC →3 incidents on file

Postlethwaite & Netterville APAC reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, indicating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on January 21, 2021. The breach was discovered on March 23, 2021, and affected 3 Maine residents. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The company offered 12 months of credit monitoring and restoration services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 23, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 16, 2021177d ⏱ ME AG >30d25 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 · 61 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 177 days

Jan 21, 2021

Begins

Mar 23, 2021

Discovered

Sep 16, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

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

Part of Accellion supply-chain incident (2021) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_6fe5ce08759000b22021-08-05 · +42dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_9aa920d6f428db582021-11-08 · +53dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_960f1056c3a5a1dc2021-11-09 · +54dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_4c643d6e53845e502021-06-21 · +87dVerified by operator

Name: Postlethwaite & Netterville APAC
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Name: Postlethwaite & Netterville APAC
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Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 21, 2021
Undetected for: 61 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 3, 2021
Affected individuals: 69,180state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(177 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 177dME resident >60d · 164d
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: Mar 23, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2021
177d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 23, 2021
→ Notified: Sep 3, 2021
164d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 23, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2021	177d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 23, 2021 → Notified: Sep 3, 2021	164d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJun 21 · first

Montana State AG+45d

Maine State AG+87d · this page

Montana State AG+140d

New Hampshire State AG+141d

Pattern: first filing Jun 21 (IN), last Nov 9 (NH) — a 141-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/b2c5f517-2e10-4063-8546-cbc4de6041ba.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2021
Raw hash: 4a5d594ef78ef3ebc1f3ef439a0e7551e86a4c7d210bd6c2b7a17934b21da23b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPostlethwaite & Netterville APAC

Victim entityPostlethwaite & Netterville APAC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 23, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov