HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Berks County Bar Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 10, 2025

Filed

May 8, 2025

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5601 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Berks County Bar Association →2 incidents on file

Berks County Bar Association reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on February 6, 2025, discovered on March 10, 2025. The incident affected 560 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Exposed data included names, addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security Numbers. The organization engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 10, 2025 → Filed with AG May 8, 202559d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 32 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Feb 6, 2025

Begins

Mar 10, 2025

Discovered

May 8, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed560 affectedView incident

Name: Berks County Bar Association
norm: berks county bar
Domain: berksbar.org

Name: Berks County Bar Association
norm: berks county bar
Domain: berksbar.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 10, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 6, 2025
Undetected for: 32 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 560state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured our network
Contacted law enforcement
Launched a thorough investigation
Performed investigation with the help of independent IT security and forensic investigators
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards
Increased IT response capabilities
Enhanced security measures to better protect the privacy and security of information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 59dLeak >30d
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: Mar 10, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 8, 2025
59d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 10, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 8, 2025	59d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/067aadcc-da34-4008-b989-5424e745174e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 8, 2025
Raw hash: df517a7ee77b99de3c832d13f4c1cc31ae4371825092721ebfc4d153f441fd02

Reporting entityBerks County Bar Association

Victim entityBerks County Bar Association

Incidentdiscovered Mar 10, 2025

Stated responseSecured our network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov