HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 10, 2023

Filed

Aug 21, 2023

To disclose

11 days

Affected · nationwide

2,5201 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. →

Legal services firm McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. experienced an external system breach that affected 2,520 individuals. The incident was discovered on August 10, 2023, though it occurred on October 28, 2022. The compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. The firm provided written notification to those affected and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d11 days 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 · 286 days

discovery → filing · 11 days

Oct 28, 2022

Begins

Aug 10, 2023

Discovered

Aug 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by blacksuit about this victim predates this filing by 248 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_4ac8cfab2e42e0bb2023-08-21Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_c6462ccb6132803f2023-08-21Verified

Name: McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.
norm: mcandrews mehalick connolly hulse and ryan

Name: McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.
norm: mcandrews mehalick connolly hulse and ryan
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 28, 2022
Undetected for: 286 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 21, 2023
Affected individuals: 2,520state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 11d
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: Aug 10, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 21, 2023
11d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 10, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 21, 2023	11d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGAug 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 21 · first

Maine State AGAug 21 · 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-a1252b4f8318/28a4d543-390c-44ae-a4a5-88eaa809528e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 21, 2023
Raw hash: 7759dce75b6d2a44e10d441a92038682ebe6419b8f5e5de22b82b08190aea732

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.

Victim entityMcAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 10, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov