HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)HighContained

Leaders Staffing

bd_562e76eb72c7a40f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 11, 2024

Filed

Oct 17, 2024

To disclose

40 weeks

Affected · nationwide

51,9291 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Leaders Staffing →

Leaders Staffing LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) on January 11, 2024, affecting 51,929 individuals. Unauthorized access potentially exposed names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, financial account info, and medical data. Notices were sent on October 17, 2024. The company engaged forensic specialists and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 11, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 17, 2024280d ✗ ME AG >90d40 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 40 weeks / 280 days

Jan 11, 2024

Begins

Jan 11, 2024

Discovered

Oct 17, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteplaybd_3326479ac8e34a842024-01-10 · +281dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_534de0b23f19dafa2024-10-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_64bd047f3a8703dd2024-10-17Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_cc370b5f81496a672024-10-17Candidate

Name: Leaders Staffing
norm: leaders staffing
Domain: leadersstaffing.com

Name: Leaders Staffing
norm: leaders staffing
Domain: leadersstaffing.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 11, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 11, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2024
Affected individuals: 51,929state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Provided written notice to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure its systems
Engaged third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a lengthy and comprehensive review of the files stored on its network
Implemented additional technical security measures
Provided access to credit monitoring services for 12 months through Cyberscout
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to relevant state regulators
Provided written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implemented additional technical security measures designed to prevent similar future incidents
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 40 weeks(280 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 280dME resident >180d · 280d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 11, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 17, 2024
280d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 11, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 17, 2024
280d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 11, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 17, 2024	280d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 11, 2024 → Notified: Oct 17, 2024	280d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGOct 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 17 · first

Indiana State AGOct 17 · first

Maine State AGOct 17 · 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/c51c4c6f-4832-40b3-8ad9-b32622e7bce8.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 17, 2024
Raw hash: d3295a5ddef18a4220e6c82893b1f711955126b60057cc42aa37906b18fe7c63

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLeaders Staffing

Victim entityLeaders Staffing

Incidentdiscovered Jan 11, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its systems

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov