HackingProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Pollard & Associates

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 15, 2025

Filed

Sep 16, 2025

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected · nationwide

17,90718 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

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Pollard & Associates, a professional services firm administering retirement plans, disclosed an external system breach (hacking) occurring on April 8, 2025, discovered on May 15, 2025. The incident affected 17,907 individuals, including 18 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, financial account information, and Social Security numbers. Pollard engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 15, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 16, 2025124d ✗ ME AG >90d18 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 37 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 124 days

Apr 8, 2025

Begins

May 15, 2025

Discovered

Sep 16, 2025

Filed

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This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_053babf5ba0be3ea2025-09-16Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_7a68420c4981b3e32025-09-16Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_add6f00d2c6b43052025-09-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_af436aeaab18f1d12025-09-16Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_c830fa8d128b83e62025-09-16Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f077f57228240b122025-09-16Verified

Name: Pollard & Associates
norm: pollard associates
Domain: pollardpensions.com
Industry: Professional Services

Name: Pollard & Associates
norm: pollard associates
Domain: pollardpensions.com
Industry: Professional Services
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 15, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2025
Undetected for: 37 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2025
Affected individuals: 17,907state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1074 Data StagedT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified applicable state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Undertook a thorough review of the potentially impacted files
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided notice to its clients
Providing access to credit monitoring services for 12 months through IDX
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies, procedures and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(124 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 124d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 15, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2025
124d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 15, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2025	124d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGSep 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 16 · first

Nebraska State AGSep 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 16 · first

Vermont State AGSep 16 · first

Indiana State AGSep 16 · first

Maine State AGSep 16 · first · this page

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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-a1252b4f8318/2ebef11f-d73a-431c-8d11-44a74afd1ce4.html
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Filed at: Sep 16, 2025
Raw hash: f61d7ef782d1dd5cd5e39d9225a2e2888a9c559e8c1f223f01547eff20b937a6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPollard & Associates

Victim entityPollard & Associates

Incidentdiscovered May 15, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov