HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDCriticalContained

Bricker & Eckler LLP

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jan 31, 2021

Filed

Apr 2, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

430,18518 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Bricker & Eckler LLP →

Bricker & Eckler LLP, a law firm, reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, which was discovered on January 31, 2021. The breach, which occurred on January 14, 2021, was an external system breach (hacking) that affected 18 Maine residents. The compromised information included names in combination with Driver's License or Non-Driver Identification Card Numbers. The firm offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud protection services to those affected.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2021 → Filed with AG Apr 2, 202161d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 17 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 61 days

Jan 14, 2021

Begins

Jan 31, 2021

Discovered

Apr 2, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0a51a13ab48a05232021-04-02Verified
California State AGbd_83445976027bfd5e2021-04-02Verified
HHS OCRbd_fc0ed20e70edc30d2021-04-02Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_819ff00206636e792021-04-05 · +3dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_050810a4d81cb5192021-04-06 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_213787199d8bafc32021-04-06 · +4dVerified

Name: Bricker & Eckler LLP
norm: bricker eckler

Name: Bricker & Eckler LLP
norm: bricker eckler

Discovered: Jan 31, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2021
Undetected for: 17 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 6, 2021
Affected individuals: 430,185state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud protection services.
Provided a toll-free hotline for affected individuals.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 61dME resident >60d · 65d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 31, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Apr 2, 2021
61d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 31, 2021
→ Notified: Apr 6, 2021
65d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 31, 2021 → Filed with AG: Apr 2, 2021	61d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 31, 2021 → Notified: Apr 6, 2021	65d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 2 · first

California State AGApr 2 · first

HHS OCRApr 2 · first

Maine State AGApr 2 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Montana State AG+4d

Indiana State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/560dd692-be44-4afe-bb57-9dd1f7597155.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 2, 2021
Raw hash: 7adc9934210ac78a5dc053bec73e6ac18eaed375cb6651589017e7da046b455d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBricker & Eckler LLP

Victim entityBricker & Eckler LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud protection services.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov