HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Ferguson Wealth Management

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 15, 2021

Filed

Jun 27, 2022

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4211 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ferguson Wealth Management →

Ferguson Private Wealth Management reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on October 6, 2021, discovered on October 15, 2021. The incident affected 421 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and driver's license numbers. The entity provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services via Kroll, LLC.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 15, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 27, 2022255d ✗ ME AG >90d36 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 · 9 days

discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 255 days

Oct 6, 2021

Begins

Oct 15, 2021

Discovered

Jun 27, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed421 affectedView incident

Name: Ferguson Private Wealth Management
norm: ferguson private wealth management
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Ferguson Wealth Management
norm: ferguson wealth management
Domain: fergusonwealthmgmt.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 15, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 6, 2021
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 27, 2022
Affected individuals: 421state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
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 written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll, LLC
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 36 weeks(255 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 255dME resident >180d · 255d
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: Oct 15, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 27, 2022
255d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 15, 2021
→ Notified: Jun 27, 2022
255d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 15, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 27, 2022	255d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 15, 2021 → Notified: Jun 27, 2022	255d	180 days	ME resident >180d

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/bd429c64-909c-4dfb-bb70-9a15ecf2bdf5.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 27, 2022
Raw hash: 306a9f350e09475360a5430ff02a3a13b674bc8955276214826e62b300f0daae

Reporting entityFerguson Private Wealth Management

Victim entityFerguson Wealth Management

Incidentdiscovered Oct 15, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov