HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighResolved

SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 9, 2021

Filed

Jun 28, 2022

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,5151 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP →6 incidents on file

Smith, Gambrell, & Russell, LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on August 9, 2021. The incident compromised names and driver's license numbers of 6,515 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Notification was sent on June 28, 2022, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 9, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 28, 2022323d ⏱ ME AG >30d46 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 323 days

Aug 9, 2021

Begins

Aug 9, 2021

Discovered

Jun 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_eddc405cf41305702022-06-28Candidate
Maine State AGbd_a79f772ed36790182022-08-08 · +41dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_37ca2b6de1bd12f42023-01-27 · +213dVerified
California State AGbd_4870caeeb4e8f2162023-03-01 · +246dVerified

Name: SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP
norm: smith gambrell russell
Domain: sgrlaw.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP
norm: smith gambrell russell
Domain: sgrlaw.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 9, 2021
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,515state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General's Office
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(323 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 323dME resident >60d · 323d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 9, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 28, 2022
323d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 9, 2021
→ Notified: Jun 28, 2022
323d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 9, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 28, 2022	323d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 9, 2021 → Notified: Jun 28, 2022	323d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJun 28 · first

Maine State AGJun 28 · first · this page

Maine State AG+41d

Vermont State AG+213d

California State AG+246d

Pattern: first filing Jun 28 (MT), last Mar 1 (CA) — a 246-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-a1252b4f8318/28649227-b884-4bc9-932b-268a8f75a870.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2022
Raw hash: ab00ae8cc075cc0600665382432478c97ce9e360cb925d1fbdd0829d78e01144

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

Victim entitySMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov