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Santoro Whitmire, LTD

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 3, 2024

Filed

Jun 11, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,3978 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Santoro Whitmire, LTD →

Santoro Whitmire, LTD reported a ransomware attack occurring on 12/12/2023, discovered on 05/03/2024. The incident affected 6,397 individuals, including 8 Maine residents. Personal information was accessed. The firm engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection via IDX/ZeroFox.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 3, 2024 → Filed with AG Jun 11, 202439d ⏱ 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 · 143 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Dec 12, 2023

Begins

May 3, 2024

Discovered

Jun 11, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_19718cf69cd36a642024-06-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_3011f18d199b1d422024-06-11Verified
Vermont State AGbd_981104376d93d7ff2024-06-11Verified
Indiana State AGbd_a838817f2ee1274e2024-06-11Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_4098a976fde7f2812024-06-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Santoro Whitmire, LTD
norm: santoro whitmire

Name: Santoro Whitmire, LTD
norm: santoro whitmire
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 3, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 12, 2023
Undetected for: 143 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 11, 2024
Affected individuals: 6,397state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Moved quickly to contain the incident
Conducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of computer forensic experts
Secured the services of IDX, a ZeroFox Company
Changes made: Enhanced security measures
Enhanced oversight of third-party vendors
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
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: May 3, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jun 11, 2024
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 3, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jun 11, 2024	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGJun 11 · first

Montana State AGJun 11 · first

Vermont State AGJun 11 · first

Indiana State AGJun 11 · first

Maine State AGJun 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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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-a1252b4f8318/5c7ceb90-eeb1-44f9-a39c-09ba1008e78b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 11, 2024
Raw hash: a5d17578c749c4a88f09a619e15b045fc3e28f7a680de67ed4b44757b27eec88

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySantoro Whitmire, LTD

Victim entitySantoro Whitmire, LTD

Incidentdiscovered May 3, 2024

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov