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Ott Cone & Redpath, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 31, 2024

Filed

Dec 13, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

12,2869 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

80%
Full breach record for Ott Cone & Redpath, P.A.

Ott Cone & Redpath, P.A., a law firm based in Greensboro, NC, experienced an external system breach (hacking) on June 3–4, 2024. The breach was discovered on October 31, 2024, approximately five months after it occurred. A total of 12,286 individuals were affected nationwide, including 9 Maine residents. Affected individuals were notified in writing on December 13, 2024. IDX was engaged to provide 12 months of ID restoration and credit monitoring services.

Maine clockDiscovered Oct 31, 2024Filed with AG Dec 13, 202443d ME AG >30d6 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 · 150 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Jun 3, 2024

Begins

Oct 31, 2024

Discovered

Dec 13, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

13 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

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGDec 13 · first
Maine State AGDec 13 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 13 (MT), last Jan 2 (MD) — a 20-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.