Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

Baum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 4, 2022

Filed

May 13, 2022

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

611 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Baum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd. →2 incidents on file

Baum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd., a professional services firm, reported an email compromise incident that occurred between August 19, 2021, and October 4, 2021. The breach, discovered on March 4, 2022, affected 61 individuals and exposed personal information including names and Social Security numbers. The company provided written notification to affected parties on May 13, 2022, and offered one year of complimentary identity theft protection services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 4, 2022 → Filed with AG May 13, 202270d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 197 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 70 days

Aug 19, 2021

Begins

Mar 4, 2022

Discovered

May 13, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

8 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_4d14c902de2327f32022-05-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7828213b2241770e2022-04-05 · +38dVerified

Name: Baum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd.
norm: baum sigman auerbach neuman

Name: Baum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd.
norm: baum sigman auerbach neuman
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 4, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 19, 2021 – Oct 4, 2021
Undetected for: 197 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 13, 2022
Affected individuals: 61state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566 PhishingT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection

During the incident: Provided 1 year of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.
Sent written notification to affected consumers.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(70 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 70d
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: Mar 4, 2022
→ Filed with AG: May 13, 2022
70d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 4, 2022 → Filed with AG: May 13, 2022	70d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGApr 5 · first

Massachusetts State AG+38d

Maine State AG+38d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 5 (IN), last May 13 (ME) — a 38-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/ff39e017-72da-42f0-bda9-e24e8aad832c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 13, 2022
Raw hash: 0e8eee0cb99da89c33e492a5c2f6c6c1fd48384e0a4668bc542c902fc14e02c1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBaum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd.

Victim entityBaum Sigman Auerbach & Neuman, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 4, 2022

Stated responseProvided 1 year of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov