HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Johnson Vollmerhausen & Gates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 22, 2026

Filed

Apr 29, 2026

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1451 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Johnson Vollmerhausen & Gates →

Johnson, Vollmerhausen & Gates, PLLC, a legal services firm, disclosed an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Feb 14 and Feb 22, 2026. The incident affected 145 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Compromised data included names and Social Security Numbers. The firm engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 22, 2026 → Filed with AG Apr 29, 202666d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 66 days

Feb 14, 2026

Begins

Feb 22, 2026

Discovered

Apr 29, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ailock about this victim predates this filing by 52 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteailockbd_244fd374457a30dc2026-03-07 · +53dVerified

Name: Johnson Vollmerhausen & Gates
norm: johnson vollmerhausen gates
Domain: jvgasheville.com
Industry: Legal Services

Name: Johnson Vollmerhausen & Gates
norm: johnson vollmerhausen gates
Domain: jvgasheville.com
Industry: Legal Services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 22, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 14, 2026 – Feb 22, 2026
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2026
Affected individuals: 145state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated CollectionT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigations
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with assistance from industry-leading cybersecurity specialists
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigations
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through IDX
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies, procedures, and processes related to the storage and access of sensitive information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(66 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 66dLeak >30d
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 22, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Apr 29, 2026
66d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 22, 2026 → Filed with AG: Apr 29, 2026	66d	30 days (soft)	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/e0ca172a-d42a-4710-a56c-8c92610b7b17.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 29, 2026
Raw hash: c6027ea7687fad3c165b0d48a3f55467705a266a00ed2b9fb8c26818b9b6b286

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entityJohnson Vollmerhausen & Gates

Victim entityJohnson Vollmerhausen & Gates

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2026

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with assistance from industry-leading cybersecurity specialists

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov