HackingOtherData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

North American Family Institute, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 6, 2025

Filed

Nov 13, 2025

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

13149 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

North American Family Institute, Inc. (NFI North) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on September 1, 2025, detected on September 6, 2025. The incident affected 131 individuals, including 49 Maine residents. Exfiltrated data included names and Social Security numbers. NFI North engaged forensic specialists, rebuilt affected systems, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 6, 2025 → Filed with AG Nov 13, 202568d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Sep 1, 2025

Begins

Sep 6, 2025

Discovered

Nov 13, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1196ad8fd7fe17cb2025-11-13Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_79bc2d18d60e9f3f2025-11-13Verified

Name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC
norm: lewis brisbois bisgaard smith

Name: North American Family Institute, Inc.
norm: north american family institute
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Sep 6, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 1, 2025
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 13, 2025
Affected individuals: 131state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Taken steps to bolster network security
Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout
Changes made: Reviewing and altering policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of systems and servers
Reviewing how data is stored and managed
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 68d
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 6, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Nov 13, 2025
68d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 6, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 13, 2025	68d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGNov 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 13 · first

Maine State AGNov 13 · 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/edd24aa5-8a41-4d35-8d2d-e55cb7af4fba.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2025
Raw hash: e0aaafbd43df3c3953cd729dac92dfc3216179269b10233c44bd071d1a4a566c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC

Victim entityNorth American Family Institute, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 6, 2025

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov