HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 27, 2025

Filed

Nov 14, 2025

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

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Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, P.C. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting one Maine resident. Unauthorized access to firm email accounts occurred between January 8 and March 27, 2025. The breach exposed names and Social Security numbers. The firm notified the individual on November 14, 2025, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring through TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 27, 2025 → Filed with AG Nov 14, 2025232d ✗ ME AG >90d33 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 · 78 days

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 232 days

Jan 8, 2025

Begins

Mar 27, 2025

Discovered

Nov 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, P.C.
norm: semmes bowen semmes
Domain: semmes.com

Name: Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, P.C.
norm: semmes bowen semmes
Domain: semmes.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 27, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 8, 2025 – Mar 27, 2025
Undetected for: 78 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this matter to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to confirm the security of the accounts and investigate what occurred
Collected the emails that could have been at risk of access for a detailed review
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this matter to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Evaluating and updating its policies and practices
Staff training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 33 weeks(232 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 232dME resident >60d · 232d
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: Mar 27, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Nov 14, 2025
232d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 27, 2025
→ Notified: Nov 14, 2025
232d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 27, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 14, 2025	232d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 27, 2025 → Notified: Nov 14, 2025	232d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/2ae5dcf8-4b15-4fcb-b0f0-d6a5d55c505f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 14, 2025
Raw hash: 5e58b95f9afb837cae7798fe0c70352c169e1ff22714a16aefb2cc8d79a998f1

Reporting entitySemmes, Bowen & Semmes, P.C.

Victim entitySemmes, Bowen & Semmes, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 27, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to confirm the security of the accounts and investigate what occurred

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov