HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

SAX

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Aug 7, 2024

Filed

Dec 22, 2025

To disclose

17 months

Affected · nationwide

228,876244 in this filing

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for SAX →

Sax LLP, a professional services firm, disclosed an external system breach (hacking) occurring on July 30, 2024, discovered on August 7, 2024. The incident compromised personal information including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and passport numbers for approximately 228,876 individuals, including 244 Maine residents. Notifications were sent on December 16, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 7, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 22, 2025502d ✗ ME AG >90d17 months 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 · 8 days

discovery → filing · 17 months / 502 days

Jul 30, 2024

Begins

Aug 7, 2024

Discovered

Dec 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+54 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_03368ea6c198e1b32025-12-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_07c61e1d041b376b2025-12-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_70f3b36fdd6d270f2025-12-22Verified
California State AGbd_a57bf44b11d3263a2025-12-22Candidate

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Vermont State AGbd_ce441aca74d4f2372025-12-22Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_db6dcf921571714a2025-12-23 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_1e28e16055f987412025-12-16 · +6dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_556c3ae504f7e82c2025-12-16 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_a0269a5e4239280f2025-12-16 · +6dVerified
Texas State AGbd_1ef0f101196477a72025-12-29 · +7dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: SAX
norm: sax
Domain: saxadvisorygroup.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 7, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2024
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 16, 2025
Affected individuals: 228,876state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationFiled Security Breach Notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to ensure its environment was secure
Initiated an investigation aided by independent cybersecurity experts
Conducted a comprehensive review of the potentially affected data
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Provided identity protection services through Epiq
Established a toll-free call center through Epiq
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems
Performed a thorough review of our systems to investigate the incident and enhance our network security
Implemented additional security measures to protect our digital environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 months(502 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 502dME resident >180d · 496d
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: Aug 7, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 22, 2025
502d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 7, 2024
→ Notified: Dec 16, 2025
496d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 7, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 22, 2025	502d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 7, 2024 → Notified: Dec 16, 2025	496d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

View merged incident ↗

Nebraska State AGDec 16 · first

Delaware State AGDec 16 · first

Indiana State AGDec 16 · first

Montana State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

California State AG+6d

Vermont State AG+6d

Maine State AG+6d · this page

South Carolina State AG+7d

Texas State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Dec 16 (NE), last Dec 29 (TX) — a 13-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/c5d247ed-f8ce-4344-b25d-c8b9ce9dba5a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2025
Raw hash: f89347d77a2692e7ba20e3f2503c63e57f83235e8ee8f6bb353373d2cc9665f1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entitySAX

Incidentdiscovered Aug 7, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to ensure its environment was secure

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov