HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

Bendett & McHugh, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 16, 2023

Filed

Jan 28, 2023

To disclose

12 days

Affected · nationwide

271 in this filing

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Bendett & McHugh, P.C. →

Bendett & McHugh, P.C., a law firm, reported an external system breach that occurred between July 3, 2022, and July 13, 2022. The breach was discovered on January 16, 2023. The incident resulted in the compromise of names and Social Security numbers for 27 individuals. The firm notified affected individuals on January 27, 2023, and offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 16, 2023 → Filed with AG Jan 28, 202312d ✓ ME AG ≤30d12 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 · 197 days

discovery → filing · 12 days

Jul 3, 2022

Begins

Jan 16, 2023

Discovered

Jan 28, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed27 affectedView incident

Name: Bendett & McHugh, P.C.
norm: bendett mchugh

Name: Bendett & McHugh, P.C.
norm: bendett mchugh
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 3, 2022 – Jul 13, 2022
Undetected for: 197 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 27, 2023
Affected individuals: 27state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered 24 months of Equifax Gold complimentary credit monitoring
Provided written notification to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 days(12 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 12d
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: Jan 16, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jan 28, 2023
12d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 16, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jan 28, 2023	12d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/2fec0b8b-2c8d-49e4-833b-8cd5a06dbe75.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 28, 2023
Raw hash: 6055fe9997ed085cbdc486c8c064053294246adf73ef6644e5bc7f6629a6d0ac

Reporting entityBendett & McHugh, P.C.

Victim entityBendett & McHugh, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 16, 2023

Stated responseOffered 24 months of Equifax Gold complimentary credit monitoring

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov