HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighContained

Herbert W. Auger, P.A.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 17, 2026

Filed

Mar 30, 2026

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,1022 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Herbert W. Auger, P.A. →

Herbert W. Auger, P.A., a North Carolina law firm, disclosed a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized third party accessed its network on February 17, 2026. The breach affected 5,102 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and medical information. The firm engaged forensic investigators, contained the network, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 17, 2026 → Filed with AG Mar 30, 202641d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Feb 17, 2026

Begins

Feb 17, 2026

Discovered

Mar 30, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_d946fdfcbbd6087d2026-03-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_690e52cfa03d2f892026-03-27 · +3dCandidate

Name: Herbert W. Auger, P.A.
norm: herbert w auger
Domain: augerandauger.com

Name: Herbert W. Auger, P.A.
norm: herbert w auger
Domain: augerandauger.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 17, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 17, 2026
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 27, 2026
Affected individuals: 5,102state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took measures to contain the incident and securely restore its network
Conducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of an independent cybersecurity professional
Implemented stronger protections to computer systems
Working closely with law enforcement
Changes made: Implemented stronger protections to computer systems
Will continue to implement the latest safeguards and measures to help prevent this from happening again
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 41d
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 17, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Mar 30, 2026
41d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 17, 2026 → Filed with AG: Mar 30, 2026	41d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMar 27 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d · 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-a1252b4f8318/62dbc8ad-b506-44e0-93c7-7dbb3d2e7405.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 30, 2026
Raw hash: fc99d0f0240086b58b271b4d63547e4a9ad6e86db070d9d549ec418a5b18777a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHerbert W. Auger, P.A.

Victim entityHerbert W. Auger, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 17, 2026

Stated responseTook measures to contain the incident and securely restore its network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov