UnknownProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowResolved

Sheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 19, 2025

Filed

Sep 25, 2025

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

49state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Sheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP. →

Sheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP. reported a data breach affecting 49 Maine residents. The breach occurred on April 8, 2025, was discovered on May 19, 2025, and notification was sent on September 25, 2025. Affected data included names and financial account numbers. The firm offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Cyberscout.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 19, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 25, 2025129d ✗ ME AG >90d18 weeks 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 · 41 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 129 days

Apr 8, 2025

Begins

May 19, 2025

Discovered

Sep 25, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

A leak claim by lynx about this victim predates this filing by 171 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelynxbd_7ed07e2f90e31e5b2025-04-07 · +171dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_065ca86029e465b22025-09-25Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_18fa589fd88ecea92025-09-25Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7585b35e7f47d53d2025-09-25Verified
Vermont State AGbd_96ab18af330e59db2025-09-25Verified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 6d gap

Montana State AGbd_f5be8a10e36b1ee52025-09-25Verified
Texas State AGbd_b7dc5f072dbb64712025-09-26 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_f6201484cb0798032025-10-01 · +6dVerified

Name: Sheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP.
norm: sheheen hancock godwin
Domain: shgcpa.com

Name: Sheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP.
norm: sheheen hancock godwin
Domain: shgcpa.com
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 19, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2025
Undetected for: 41 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 25, 2025
Affected individuals: 49state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unknown
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Cyberscout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(129 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 129dLeak >90d
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: May 19, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 25, 2025
129d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 19, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 25, 2025	129d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 25 · first

Indiana State AGSep 25 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 25 · first

Vermont State AGSep 25 · first

Montana State AGSep 25 · first

Maine State AGSep 25 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Sep 25 (MA), last Oct 1 (SC) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/37ac9d0d-1851-4802-822a-869548872586.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 25, 2025
Raw hash: 96049c410605ecae4ffed85245140d0089a10274ca94fca5d3325d52c7ff6676

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP.

Victim entitySheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP.

Incidentdiscovered May 19, 2025

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov