HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Smith Protective Management

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 2, 2021

Filed

Oct 26, 2021

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

79,4503 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Smith Protective Management →

Smith Protective Management reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 30 and August 1, 2021, discovered on August 2, 2021. The incident compromised names and financial account numbers (including credit/debit card numbers with security codes/PINs) for 79,450 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. The company provided written notification on October 20, 2021, and offered one year of identity theft protection services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 2, 2021 → Filed with AG Oct 26, 202185d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

Jul 30, 2021

Begins

Aug 2, 2021

Discovered

Oct 26, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_ba2a74b4cf8aa8ec2021-10-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_47dde9db34ac05322021-10-22 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_2491af4a77f0555b2021-10-20 · +6dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_4aa835c42c7028fe2021-10-20 · +6dVerified

Name: Smith Protective Management
norm: smith protective management
Domain: smithprotective.com

Name: Smith Protective Management
norm: smith protective management
Domain: smithprotective.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 2, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2021 – Aug 1, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 20, 2021
Affected individuals: 79,450state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 1 year of identity theft protection services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 85dME resident >60d · 79d
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: Aug 2, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Oct 26, 2021
85d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 2, 2021
→ Notified: Oct 20, 2021
79d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 2, 2021 → Filed with AG: Oct 26, 2021	85d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 2, 2021 → Notified: Oct 20, 2021	79d	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

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Montana State AGOct 20 · first

Indiana State AGOct 20 · first

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Maine State AG+6d

Maine State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 20 (MT), last Oct 26 (ME) — 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-a1252b4f8318/146bf6a2-7af3-45a8-a67f-9f6ee69c3fa9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 26, 2021
Raw hash: c52745cc8dacfa01151bbc4be9171d32c2773ccd0aefef70cbdcf2f839abc8bd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySmith Protective Management

Victim entitySmith Protective Management

Incidentdiscovered Aug 2, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov