HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 5, 2023

Filed

Aug 23, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8,02628 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC →2 incidents on file

Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on April 24, 2023, discovered on June 5, 2023. The incident affected 8,026 individuals, including 28 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. The company provided written notification on August 22, 2023, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 5, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 23, 202379d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 42 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Apr 24, 2023

Begins

Jun 5, 2023

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_171d0f19dd19cbf52023-08-23Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_f293c84e1bcd30592023-08-22 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5c99c056cd2750152023-07-26 · +28dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6dd89101a181c7d52023-07-26 · +28dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_75caa8318a907dbe2023-07-26 · +28dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_ef022000d5c0b51c2023-07-26 · +28dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_f7a2132520b8e9902023-07-26 · +28dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_22bca91f05e7a2d62023-07-25 · +29dVerified

Name: Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC
norm: cabot risk strategies
Domain: cabotrisk.com

Name: Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC
norm: cabot risk strategies
Domain: cabotrisk.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 24, 2023
Undetected for: 42 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 8,026state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through IDX (A ZeroWolf Company)
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 79dME resident >60d · 78d
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 5, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023
79d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 5, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 22, 2023
78d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 5, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 23, 2023	79d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 5, 2023 → Notified: Aug 22, 2023	78d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGJul 25 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

Maine State AG+29d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 25 (IN), last Aug 23 (ME) — a 29-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-a1252b4f8318/18405dde-fe42-42c1-b46d-be1fbd68ec14.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2023
Raw hash: 3da655aad44c6e8860355d61ee2c28c34653b39cfcf12e223762ac9ff2a8a167

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCabot Risk Strategies, LLC

Victim entityCabot Risk Strategies, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 5, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov