HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Cantey Hanger LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 22, 2024

Filed

Aug 2, 2024

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,6212 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Cantey Hanger LLP →

Cantey Hanger LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) on February 22, 2024, discovered on July 12, 2024. The incident affected 1,621 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Accessed data included names combined with other personal identifiers. The firm engaged forensic investigators, secured its network, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 22, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 2, 2024162d ✗ 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

Feb 22, 2024

Begins

Feb 22, 2024

Discovered

Aug 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

A leak claim by silentransomgroup about this victim predates this filing by 161 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesilentransomgroupbd_4afecfa0954ab4852024-02-22 · +161dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_b6dc44689833122f2024-08-02Verified by operator

Name: Cipriani & Werner
norm: cipriani werner
Domain: c-wlaw.com

Name: Cantey Hanger LLP
norm: cantey hanger
Domain: canteyhanger.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 22, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 22, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 2, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,621state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a third-party forensic firm to investigate the incident
Took steps to secure the network
Arranged the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
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: Feb 22, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 2, 2024
162d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 22, 2024
→ Notified: Aug 2, 2024
162d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 22, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 2, 2024	162d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 22, 2024 → Notified: Aug 2, 2024	162d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 2 · first

Maine State AGAug 2 · 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/eedba11a-d9cd-496b-8092-bf56002b2a42.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 2, 2024
Raw hash: a27155c61d50b1dcf70180a5a032579fa21254a1c69c6d239f94a973bcedcef0

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCipriani & Werner

Victim entityCantey Hanger LLP

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2024

Stated responseEngaged a third-party forensic firm to investigate the incident

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov