MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHICriticalContained

Landmark Admin

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

May 13, 2024

Filed

Oct 23, 2024

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

806,519566 in this filing

Linked

16 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Landmark Admin →9 incidents on file

Landmark Admin, LLC, a third-party administrator for insurance carriers, reported a cybersecurity incident discovered on May 13, 2024, involving unauthorized access and data encryption between May 13 and June 17, 2024. The incident affected 806,519 individuals nationwide, including 566 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, tax IDs, driver's licenses, passport numbers, bank account details, and medical/health information. Landmark engaged forensic investigators, secured systems, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals received notification letters on October 23, 2024, and were offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 13, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 23, 2024163d ✗ ME AG >90d23 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 163 days

May 13, 2024

Begins

May 13, 2024

Discovered

Oct 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 16 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_694502fe4f1453a62024-10-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6c7ccc9b72bce2702024-10-23Verified
California State AGbd_af6fea4c2516a11a2024-10-23Verified
Washington State AGbd_b9b1aa056e46bc9f2024-10-23Verified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 170d gap

Delaware State AGbd_f2927f007bf0104d2024-10-23Verified
Vermont State AGbd_fa4dac0cae950a092024-10-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_83109b510e4ed7122024-10-28 · +5dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_19c021424afbcfb22025-04-11 · +170dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_473e2e2588c355282025-04-11 · +170dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_9e8821db12aad8972025-04-11 · +170dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 15 linked disclosures.

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Landmark Admin
norm: landmark admin
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 13, 2024
Breach occurred: May 13, 2024 – Jun 17, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 806,519state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Submitted supplemental notice to Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected affected systems and remote access to the network
Engaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to assist with securing the environment and to conduct a comprehensive forensic investigation
Notified law enforcement of this incident
Changes made: Acquired servers and deployed after server hardening
Deployed a new firewall with the latest firmware
Obtained new external IP address assigned by a new Internet Service Provider
Implemented new domain controllers with new account naming conventions and forced new passwords
Enabled BitLocker on all hard drives
Reimaged all printers on the network
Reimaged all network switches and updated to the latest firmware
Reimaged and updated all IoT devices with the latest firmware
Provided additional security training for all staff members
Restricted all points of access to its systems
Engaged a managed service provider to supplement the existing strong security posture with additional monitoring and protection software
Requires multifactor authentication for all devices (for both user and administrator logins)
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(163 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 163dME resident >60d · 163d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 13, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2024
163d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 13, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 23, 2024
163d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 13, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2024	163d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 13, 2024 → Notified: Oct 23, 2024	163d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Oregon State AGOct 23 · first

Indiana State AGOct 23 · first

California State AGOct 23 · first

Washington State AGOct 23 · first

Delaware State AGOct 23 · first

Vermont State AGOct 23 · first

Maine State AGOct 23 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

California State AG+170d

Maine State AG+170d

Washington State AG+170d

Pattern: first filing Oct 23 (OR), last Apr 11 (WA) — a 170-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 15 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/2bd97a04-38be-40f1-94fd-9d143ea4bc9f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 23, 2024
Raw hash: 62a73aa4f72a55221a056c122d701472e11de041d0a777d7a433f25a10bf0cc4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityLandmark Admin

Incidentdiscovered May 13, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected affected systems and remote access to the network

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov