HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Lindquist Insurance Associates, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 6, 2024

Filed

Jul 22, 2024

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,8912 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Lindquist Insurance Associates, Inc. →

Lindquist Insurance Associates, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) discovered on March 6, 2024. An unauthorized actor acquired files containing names, SSNs, or driver's license numbers. 2,891 individuals were affected, including 2 Maine residents. Notification was sent on July 22, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 6, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 22, 2024138d ✗ ME AG >90d20 weeks 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

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 138 days

Mar 6, 2024

Discovered

Jul 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

A leak claim by abyss about this victim predates this filing by 116 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteabyssbd_54b9979609c8aa872024-03-27 · +117dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0612f799dc98690b2024-07-22Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_17e6ea8fce3b08292024-07-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a3a97d734f31d5532024-07-22Verified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Lindquist Insurance Associates, Inc.
norm: lindquist insurance associates
Domain: lindquistinsurance.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 6, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 22, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,891state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Engaged a dedicated team of external cybersecurity experts
Launched a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Enlisted outside cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(138 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 138dME resident >60d · 138dLeak >90d
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: Mar 6, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 22, 2024
138d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 6, 2024
→ Notified: Jul 22, 2024
138d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 6, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 22, 2024	138d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 6, 2024 → Notified: Jul 22, 2024	138d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGJul 22 · first

Indiana State AGJul 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 22 · first

Maine State AGJul 22 · 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/e6176884-56a6-4873-8f07-d70c06d122dc.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 22, 2024
Raw hash: 742906ca7dfa65d9466384076aa7d1696c497abf5f7b9be8bff567a4dfec35d9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityLindquist Insurance Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 6, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov