HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Edwards, Faust & Smith

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 30, 2026

Filed

May 27, 2026

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

928837 in this filing

Confidence

66%

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Edwards, Faust & Smith, a financial services firm in Bangor, ME, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Feb 4 and May 5, 2026. Discovered on Apr 30, 2026, the incident affected 928 individuals (837 Maine residents). Data types included names, personal identifiers, and government IDs. Written notifications were sent on May 28, 2026.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 30, 2026 → Filed with AG May 27, 202627d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 85 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Feb 4, 2026

Begins

Apr 30, 2026

Discovered

May 27, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed928 affectedView incident

Name: Edwards, Faust & Smith
norm: edwards faust smith
Domain: efscpa.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Edwards, Faust & Smith
norm: edwards faust smith
Domain: efscpa.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 30, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 4, 2026 – May 5, 2026
Undetected for: 85 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 28, 2026
Affected individuals: 928state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 27d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 30, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 27, 2026
27d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 30, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 27, 2026	27d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

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-a1252b4f8318/9e304244-c62f-461f-b602-17a20506fcf2.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 27, 2026
Raw hash: c91a9155d3e791c47c0d040b745866a93005771bf213ef8c8b77d0f5c656d5bd

Reporting entityEdwards, Faust & Smith

Victim entityEdwards, Faust & Smith

Incidentdiscovered Apr 30, 2026

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov