HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

State Bar of Georgia

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 28, 2022

Filed

Oct 7, 2022

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

52,15925 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for State Bar of Georgia →

The State Bar of Georgia experienced an external system breach (hacking) on 04/28/2022, discovered on 04/28/2022 and 09/20/2022. Approximately 52,159 individuals were affected, including 25 Maine residents. The breach compromised names and driver's license numbers. The Bar provided 1-year credit monitoring services via Cyber Scout and issued substitute notices on 10/07/2022.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 28, 2022 → Filed with AG Oct 7, 2022162d ✗ ME AG >90d23 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 · 23 weeks / 162 days

Apr 28, 2022

Begins

Apr 28, 2022

Discovered

Oct 7, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bitlocker about this victim predates this filing by 158 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebitlockerbd_0ce6a596caf017692022-05-02 · +158dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_2a24116c20d0760d2022-10-07Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_6af079bfa665977d2022-10-07Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_ada264b59572b1652022-10-07Verified
California State AGbd_c756708edd2c77ef2022-10-07Verified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ee461ea6dd0fa41f2022-10-07Verified by operator

Name: State Bar of Georgia
norm: state bar of georgia

Name: State Bar of Georgia
norm: state bar of georgia
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 28, 2022 – Sep 20, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 7, 2022
Affected individuals: 52,159state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Provided Cyber Scout 1-year, Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single services Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(162 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 162dME resident >60d · 162dLeak >90d
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: Apr 28, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Oct 7, 2022
162d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 28, 2022
→ Notified: Oct 7, 2022
162d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 28, 2022 → Filed with AG: Oct 7, 2022	162d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 28, 2022 → Notified: Oct 7, 2022	162d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGOct 7 · first

Indiana State AGOct 7 · first

Montana State AGOct 7 · first

California State AGOct 7 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 7 · first

Maine State AGOct 7 · 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-a1252b4f8318/227fe72e-078a-402c-ab8d-b848c5a65066.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 7, 2022
Raw hash: 44b138e7685e3fb38dfb6807dfcda17a635c4182839f4071da44c9c5b580a745

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityState Bar of Georgia

Victim entityState Bar of Georgia

Incidentdiscovered Apr 28, 2022

Stated responseProvided Cyber Scout 1-year, Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single services Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov