MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Government IDHighContained

MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 27, 2022

Filed

Oct 18, 2022

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

1,0901 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP →2 incidents on file

McCarter & English LLP, a professional services firm, experienced a ransomware incident that occurred between March 5, 2022, and April 10, 2022, and was discovered on September 27, 2022. The breach affected 1,090 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The firm provided written notification to those affected on October 17, 2022, and offered one year of identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 27, 2022 → Filed with AG Oct 18, 202221d ✓ ME AG ≤30d21 days 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 · 206 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Mar 5, 2022

Begins

Sep 27, 2022

Discovered

Oct 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_2ce6e42e95c9f0f32022-10-18Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_e48828a63ccc5f8b2022-10-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b8683d1b6d09f8bb2022-10-17 · +1dVerified

Name: MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
norm: mccarter english

Name: MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
norm: mccarter english
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 27, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 5, 2022 – Apr 10, 2022
Undetected for: 206 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,090state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of identity protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 21d
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: Sep 27, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2022
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 27, 2022 → Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2022	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGOct 17 · first

Montana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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/fc390966-c6fe-4c78-a62b-25a56a91b415.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 18, 2022
Raw hash: 191cd799ffbca0060a25b1101f7351e8d607a373cc1df438c268f8ac60b04bd6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP

Victim entityMCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 27, 2022

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov