HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Professional Law Enforcement Association Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 26, 2024

Filed

Mar 10, 2025

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,7111 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Professional Law Enforcement Association Inc. →2 incidents on file

Professional Law Enforcement Association Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on September 25, 2024, discovered on September 26, 2024. The incident affected 3,711 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. PII involved included names and personal identifiers. The company engaged forensic experts, disconnected systems, changed passwords, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 26, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 10, 2025165d ✗ ME AG >90d24 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 165 days

Sep 25, 2024

Begins

Sep 26, 2024

Discovered

Mar 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 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

Montana State AGbd_78cee5f570bed9f02025-03-10Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_bfe9c9338b4882db2025-03-10Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_f235dbd67685967e2025-03-10Verified
Maryland State AGbd_f8039cbf1365bfbc2025-03-10Verified

Name: Professional Law Enforcement Association Inc.
norm: professional law enforcement

Name: Professional Law Enforcement Association Inc.
norm: professional law enforcement
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 26, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 25, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,711state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected those systems
Began an investigation
Engaged independent computer forensic experts to assist
Changed passwords
Implemented additional restrictions on accessing this system
Changes made: Changed passwords
Implemented additional restrictions on accessing this system
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(165 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 165dME resident >60d · 165d
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: Sep 26, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2025
165d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 26, 2024
→ Notified: Mar 10, 2025
165d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 26, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2025	165d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 26, 2024 → Notified: Mar 10, 2025	165d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGMar 10 · first

Indiana State AGMar 10 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 10 · first

Maryland State AGMar 10 · first

Maine State AGMar 10 · 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-a1252b4f8318/05e38591-824c-4724-b9ab-03387b1ca3a3.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2025
Raw hash: 6e0cc727e14a8802107ca47ed5db7bd8878d248f4bd8ebb0f3bbc53c9b7e081a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityProfessional Law Enforcement Association Inc.

Victim entityProfessional Law Enforcement Association Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 26, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected those systems

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov