HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Charlottesville Settlement Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 4, 2025

Filed

Mar 18, 2026

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected · nationwide

22,04119 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Charlottesville Settlement Company →

Charlottesville Settlement Company experienced an external system breach (hacking) on September 2, 2025. The incident was discovered on September 4, 2025. The breach potentially affected the personal information of 22,041 individuals, including 19 Maine residents. Affected data likely included names and government identifiers. The company engaged external cybersecurity experts, secured its environment, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 4, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 18, 2026195d ✗ ME AG >90d28 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 195 days

Sep 2, 2025

Begins

Sep 4, 2025

Discovered

Mar 18, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_2094a60fb31ec6d42026-03-18Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_7f2d7a84820614342026-03-18Verified
Vermont State AGbd_cbcb08c4beceeda92026-03-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f42fbb8dbbc0de962026-03-18Verified

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Nebraska State AGbd_fad896f4132b92ef2026-03-18Verified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Charlottesville Settlement Company
norm: charlottesville settlement
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 4, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 2, 2025
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2026
Affected individuals: 22,041state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Took steps to secure our email environment
Implemented enhanced security measures
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(195 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 195dME resident >60d · 195d
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: Sep 4, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2026
195d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 4, 2025
→ Notified: Mar 18, 2026
195d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 4, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2026	195d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 4, 2025 → Notified: Mar 18, 2026	195d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGMar 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 18 · first

Vermont State AGMar 18 · first

Indiana State AGMar 18 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 18 · first

Maine State AGMar 18 · first · this page

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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-a1252b4f8318/073e2a3e-ca04-4c49-8ebe-d42f736a2632.html
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Filed at: Mar 18, 2026
Raw hash: 7b12d6307d6fbf341b4fc06df475a136ad0eee55a96dc428d60a4a75a7b114e3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityCharlottesville Settlement Company

Incidentdiscovered Sep 4, 2025

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov