MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Perkins & Associates, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 3, 2024

Filed

Jul 24, 2024

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

2,0172 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Perkins & Associates, P.C. →

Perkins & Associates, P.C. experienced a ransomware attack between March 13 and March 26, 2024. The breach was discovered on July 3, 2024, after forensic investigation confirmed unauthorized access to client files. Approximately 2,017 individuals were affected, including 2 Maine residents. Notification letters were sent on July 19, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 3, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 24, 202421d ✓ ME AG ≤30d21 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 112 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Mar 13, 2024

Begins

Jul 3, 2024

Discovered

Jul 24, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_24d4127dd944fcd62024-07-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4ec608bcc1fca7c72024-07-24Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_b197f44b1f6df2502024-07-19 · +5dVerified

Name: Perkins & Associates, P.C.
norm: perkins associates

Name: Perkins & Associates, P.C.
norm: perkins associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 3, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 13, 2024 – Mar 26, 2024
Undetected for: 112 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 19, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,017state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported incident to federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate
Reported incident to federal law enforcement
Undertook comprehensive review to identify impacted information
Arranged for complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 21d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 3, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 24, 2024
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 3, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 24, 2024	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJul 19 · first

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 19 (IN), last Jul 24 (ME) — a 5-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-a1252b4f8318/2222d104-ac69-44cb-9914-ff5361ba7d77.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 24, 2024
Raw hash: d1476a31b479064dd0cc860ce2bd854574322303465677ccd56882bf2da18aa1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPerkins & Associates, P.C.

Victim entityPerkins & Associates, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 3, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov