HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Johnson, Webbert, & Beard LLP

bd_253f67234c3f93e5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 7, 2026

Filed

May 7, 2026

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,4181,013 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Johnson, Webbert, & Beard LLP →2 incidents on file

Johnson, Webbert, & Beard LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between September 15-19, 2025. The firm discovered the incident on April 7, 2026, and notified 1,418 affected individuals (1,013 in Maine) on May 7, 2026. Personal information was accessed. The firm secured its network, engaged external cybersecurity professionals, and reported the incident to law enforcement. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 7, 2026 → Filed with AG May 7, 202630d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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

undetected · 204 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Sep 15, 2025

Begins

Apr 7, 2026

Discovered

May 7, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0eb000d78e850cf02026-05-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_34e045524244cf242026-05-07Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_3aae894bc66bf6b92026-05-07Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a00e22fe66f17b552026-05-11 · +4dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Johnson, Webbert, & Beard LLP
norm: johnson webbert beard
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2026
Breach occurred: Sep 15, 2025 – Sep 19, 2025
Undetected for: 204 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 7, 2026
Affected individuals: 1,418state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured our network
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Began a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Changes made: Offering 12 months of complimentary identity theft protection and credit monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30dME CRA notice due
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: Apr 7, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 7, 2026
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 7, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 7, 2026	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMay 7 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 7 · first

Vermont State AGMay 7 · first

Maine State AGMay 7 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/9557088b-9982-485e-972e-8f4e8381edf6.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2026
Raw hash: 5ebbe15862c95855b26e957ed98dc27f3a346f127f6215321cd7cd304bf9258e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityJohnson, Webbert, & Beard LLP

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2026

Stated responseSecured our network

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov