HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Guardian Energy Management Solutions

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 28, 2021

Filed

Jun 28, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2232 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Guardian Energy Management Solutions →2 incidents on file

Guardian Energy Management Solutions experienced an external system breach (hacking) between June 22, 2020, and February 8, 2021. The incident was discovered on May 28, 2021. The breach compromised names and financial account numbers (including credit/debit card numbers with security codes/PINs). A total of 223 individuals were affected, including 2 Maine residents. Guardian Energy Management Solutions provided written notification on June 28, 2021, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 28, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 28, 202131d ⏱ ME AG >30d4 weeks 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 · 340 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Jun 22, 2020

Begins

May 28, 2021

Discovered

Jun 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_fbb92b4e138203e02021-06-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_284439047a98d6ac2021-07-06 · +8dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Guardian Energy Management Solutions
norm: guardian energy management
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: May 28, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 22, 2020 – Feb 8, 2021
Undetected for: 340 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 223state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered complementary credit monitoring services for 12 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 31d
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: May 28, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 28, 2021
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 28, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 28, 2021	31d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGJun 28 · first

Maine State AGJun 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Jun 28 (ME), last Jul 6 (NH) — a 8-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/cce34eff-076a-429e-94db-116b4e41eea8.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2021
Raw hash: d129cc2dee19f24a3059c469b87de5d77a493be25073232a27910bf0c26caa01

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityGuardian Energy Management Solutions

Incidentdiscovered May 28, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov