HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsMediumResolved

Penobscot Wealth Management, PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 28, 2024

Filed

Jan 7, 2025

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

991811 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Penobscot Wealth Management, PA →

Penobscot Wealth Management, PA reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 16 and August 28, 2024. Unauthorized actors accessed two employee email accounts, compromising names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, and payment card numbers for 991 individuals (811 in Maine). Notifications were sent on January 7, 2025, offering one year of Equifax credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 28, 2024 → Filed with AG Jan 7, 202571d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 104 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

Jul 16, 2024

Begins

Oct 28, 2024

Discovered

Jan 7, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_1633b4364a7d02642025-01-07Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_5d3627fc367a308d2025-01-07Verified
Vermont State AGbd_80343bd962a01f7a2025-01-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9f5cba0a3728b5ae2025-01-07Verified

Name: Penobscot Wealth Management, PA
norm: penobscot wealth management
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Penobscot Wealth Management, PA
norm: penobscot wealth management
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 28, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 16, 2024 – Aug 28, 2024
Undetected for: 104 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 7, 2025
Affected individuals: 991state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took measures to secure the email accounts
Began an investigation
Established a toll-free call center to answer questions
Offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Equifax
Changes made: Enhanced existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 71d
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: Oct 28, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 7, 2025
71d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 28, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 7, 2025	71d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGJan 7 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 7 · first

Vermont State AGJan 7 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 7 · first

Maine State AGJan 7 · 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-a1252b4f8318/3ddd317b-ec16-4bd9-ad3d-cf1279931920.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 7, 2025
Raw hash: 9da596e9f64fa770a25f7029fe9cd55a00c3e327a48f5ef50256fd090fd11d30

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPenobscot Wealth Management, PA

Victim entityPenobscot Wealth Management, PA

Incidentdiscovered Oct 28, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to secure the email accounts

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov