HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Davies, McFarland & Carroll LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 22, 2025

Filed

Nov 24, 2025

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected · nationwide

54,7124 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Davies, McFarland & Carroll LLC →

Davies, McFarland & Carroll LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 19, 2025, discovered on May 22, 2025. The incident affected 54,712 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Personal information, including names and government identifiers, was compromised. The firm notified affected individuals electronically on November 24, 2025, and offered TransUnion Cyberscout identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 22, 2025 → Filed with AG Nov 24, 2025186d ✗ ME AG >90d27 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 186 days

May 19, 2025

Begins

May 22, 2025

Discovered

Nov 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lynx about this victim predates this filing by 172 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelynxbd_cb9011b811c83da72025-06-04 · +172dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_30ad7f17f1f262992025-11-24Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_790b2cf27259eae32025-11-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_82274baf56c02ddd2025-11-24Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_fe3d861d5d3243292025-12-01 · +7dVerified

Name: Davies, McFarland & Carroll LLC
norm: davies mcfarland carroll

Name: Davies, McFarland & Carroll LLC
norm: davies mcfarland carroll
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 22, 2025
Breach occurred: May 19, 2025
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 24, 2025
Affected individuals: 54,712state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent electronic notification to affected individuals
Offered identity theft protection services through TransUnion Cyberscout for 12-24 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(186 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 186dME resident >60d · 186dLeak >90d
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: May 22, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Nov 24, 2025
186d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 22, 2025
→ Notified: Nov 24, 2025
186d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 22, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 24, 2025	186d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 22, 2025 → Notified: Nov 24, 2025	186d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

HHS OCRNov 24 · first

Nebraska State AGNov 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 24 · first

Maine State AGNov 24 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 24 (PA), last Dec 1 (NH) — a 7-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/adab4e5e-168b-46e6-a4ed-5c6b84361810.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 24, 2025
Raw hash: 967796207b99bdf1dfa5cb26c683946eca963e7fca8032dfe424e110792f8e64

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDavies, McFarland & Carroll LLC

Victim entityDavies, McFarland & Carroll LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 22, 2025

Stated responseSent electronic notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov