HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

U.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 16, 2025

Filed

Apr 23, 2026

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8822 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for U.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc. →

U.S. 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on October 6, 2025, discovered on October 16, 2025. The incident compromised names, addresses, SSNs, and bank account/routing numbers of 882 individuals. The company engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, implemented MFA, and offered 12-24 months of credit monitoring. Notification was sent on April 23, 2026.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 16, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 23, 2026189d ⏱ ME AG >30d27 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 10 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 189 days

Oct 6, 2025

Begins

Oct 16, 2025

Discovered

Apr 23, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_31404cf7184bba2f2026-04-23Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_380ad88198cfab922026-04-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6bfb2470723c5ada2026-04-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_eeeb90f271235d7f2026-04-23Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_f3d0dcf0275591052026-04-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_83579b33e44da3b62026-05-08 · +15dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_af10ef47e2dbedc92026-05-08 · +15dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_861a4533ccb009072026-05-11 · +18dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: U.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc.
norm: us 1031 exchange
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 16, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 6, 2025
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 23, 2026
Affected individuals: 882state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Shut down workstations
Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Informed law firm and began identifying potentially affected individuals
Changes made: Changing all user passwords
Implementing a mandatory MFA for all users
Reviewed and enhanced policies and procedures relating to the security of systems and servers
Offered twelve months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Cyberscout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(189 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 189dME resident >60d · 189d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 16, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 23, 2026
189d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 16, 2025
→ Notified: Apr 23, 2026
189d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 16, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 23, 2026	189d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 16, 2025 → Notified: Apr 23, 2026	189d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 23 · first

Nebraska State AGApr 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 23 · first

Indiana State AGApr 23 · first

Maine State AGApr 23 · first · this page

Maine State AG+15d

New Hampshire State AG+15d

Vermont State AG+18d

Pattern: first filing Apr 23 (MA), last May 11 (VT) — a 18-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-a1252b4f8318/7ae1110b-12ab-4863-8658-22ea3bc1963f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 23, 2026
Raw hash: eddc71b60451e9b49b5f5088b4144d48ac3a0063c7296fea09ddd7b1eab61069

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityU.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 16, 2025

Stated responseShut down workstations

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov