HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

McLaughlin & Stern LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 7, 2025

Filed

Jul 3, 2025

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

15state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for McLaughlin & Stern LLP →

McLaughlin & Stern LLP reported a data breach affecting 15 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred on April 7, 2025, resulting in the copying of personal information including names. The firm engaged third-party specialists, secured its network, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 7, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 3, 202587d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 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 · 12 weeks / 87 days

Apr 7, 2025

Begins

Apr 7, 2025

Discovered

Jul 3, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

A leak claim by silentransomgroup about this victim predates this filing by 88 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesilentransomgroupbd_a13ed0fa91e417d62025-04-05 · +89dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_4248a16a41f158e72025-07-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cfaaaf758e7fdb2b2025-07-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ecc13fb84897e4b72025-07-03Verified by operator

Name: McLaughlin & Stern LLP
norm: mclaughlin stern
Domain: mclaughlinstern.com

Name: McLaughlin & Stern LLP
norm: mclaughlin stern
Domain: mclaughlinstern.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 7, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 3, 2025
Affected individuals: 15state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Began working with third-party computer specialists to confirm that our system is secured
Conduct a comprehensive review of the data to determine its full nature and scope
Undertook a thorough investigation
Ensured the security of our network
Implemented additional safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(87 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 87dLeak >30d
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: Apr 7, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 3, 2025
87d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 7, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 3, 2025	87d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGJul 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 3 · first

Maine State AGJul 3 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/93bf6ca5-6176-4492-a697-7f283edd11fc.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 3, 2025
Raw hash: a4cbd99f00c83b96450e1dccd1827041203b3d5189194d1ee2161f6ef6971f8e

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcLaughlin & Stern LLP

Victim entityMcLaughlin & Stern LLP

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2025

Stated responseBegan working with third-party computer specialists to confirm that our system is secured

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov