HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 25, 2025

Filed

Mar 10, 2026

To disclose

13 months

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC →

Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC, a law firm, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on January 13, 2025, discovered on February 25, 2025. The incident affected 7 Maine residents, with personal information (names and identifiers) copied from the network. The firm notified law enforcement, engaged cybersecurity specialists, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 25, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 10, 2026378d ✗ ME AG >90d13 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 43 days

discovery → filing · 13 months / 378 days

Jan 13, 2025

Begins

Feb 25, 2025

Discovered

Mar 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+36 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2eb301f061c7c9c12026-03-10Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_4ef7b13f8d901a9b2026-03-10Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_641c03d4f03abeaa2026-03-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_73343a817e8757462026-03-10Candidate

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New Hampshire State AGbd_b92a9f24a528a3f12026-03-16 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0c4f3811d1ccf4b72026-03-17 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_03c5059d95a354fa2026-04-17 · +38dVerified
Texas State AGbd_5ccacb39f9b8310f2026-05-05 · +56dVerified

Name: Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC
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Name: Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC
norm: sprouse shrader smith
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 13, 2025
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2026
Affected individuals: 7state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected systems
Notified the FBI and local law enforcement
Engaged independent cybersecurity specialists
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Changed all passwords
Added additional endpoint monitoring software
Implemented additional security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(378 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 378dME resident >180d · 378d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 25, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2026
378d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 25, 2025
→ Notified: Mar 10, 2026
378d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 25, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2026	378d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 25, 2025 → Notified: Mar 10, 2026	378d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGMar 10 · first

Vermont State AGMar 10 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 10 · first

Indiana State AGMar 10 · first

Maine State AGMar 10 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+38d

Texas State AG+56d

Pattern: first filing Mar 10 (IN), last May 5 (TX) — a 56-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/d2eecdb4-aae0-45a4-8fbc-e6e270d13370.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2026
Raw hash: e21dc0619685459f9a3f4f91242ea5ff6c2c58bc98ee6c41aa6a1900a9ac67a1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

Victim entitySprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2025

Stated responseDisconnected systems

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov