HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

A.C. Roman & Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 24, 2025

Filed

Mar 20, 2026

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for A.C. Roman & Associates, Inc. →

A.C. Roman & Associates, Inc. reported an external system breach on September 24, 2025, affecting one Maine resident. The unauthorized actor accessed systems and exfiltrated names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 24, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 20, 2026177d ✗ ME AG >90d25 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 · 25 weeks / 177 days

Sep 24, 2025

Begins

Sep 24, 2025

Discovered

Mar 20, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7e2264873a780ab02026-03-20Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_ade80711ced7cbbe2026-03-20Verified
Indiana State AGbd_db8059b46b86d9df2026-03-20Candidate

Name: A.C. Roman & Associates, Inc.
norm: ac roman associates
Domain: romansearch.com

Name: A.C. Roman & Associates, Inc.
norm: ac roman associates
Domain: romansearch.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 24, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 24, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 20, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notifying applicable state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Isolated impacted devices
Initiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a comprehensive review of the impacted data
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing our protocols, policies, and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar event occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(177 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 177dME resident >60d · 177d
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: Sep 24, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Mar 20, 2026
177d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 24, 2025
→ Notified: Mar 20, 2026
177d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 24, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 20, 2026	177d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 24, 2025 → Notified: Mar 20, 2026	177d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 20 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 20 · first

Indiana State AGMar 20 · first

Maine State AGMar 20 · 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-a1252b4f8318/0b458342-f865-4ca9-94b7-1bb1de46afba.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 20, 2026
Raw hash: 86840448f8b24101aa3a54444a5937bb2f002b5cc23d03b199ce6c2364c89102

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityA.C. Roman & Associates, Inc.

Victim entityA.C. Roman & Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 24, 2025

Stated responseIsolated impacted devices

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov