HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountAuthenticationMediumContained

Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 12, 2026

Filed

Apr 10, 2026

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

33712 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc. →

Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc. reported unauthorized access to a single employee's email account between Jan 30 and Mar 12, 2026. 337 individuals affected. Data exposed included names, DOB, SSN/TIN, account numbers, and auth secrets. No evidence of data acquisition found. Forensic investigation engaged; Kroll monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 12, 2026 → Filed with AG Apr 10, 202629d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days 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 · 41 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Jan 30, 2026

Begins

Mar 12, 2026

Discovered

Apr 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7c75ea4d83e1c8da2026-04-10Verified
Vermont State AGbd_85b9d3ae3fa3a73e2026-04-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_97f0ec0bc16330ec2026-04-10Verified

Name: Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc.
norm: nicholas h safford
Domain: saffords.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc.
norm: nicholas h safford
Domain: saffords.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 12, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2026 – Mar 12, 2026
Undetected for: 41 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 10, 2026
Affected individuals: 337state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountAuthentication
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Consulted with legal counsel
Contacted law enforcement
Engaged a cyber forensics firm to conduct a thorough investigation
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
Changes made: Engaging with an additional cybersecurity vendor
Reviewing internal policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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 12, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Apr 10, 2026
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 12, 2026 → Filed with AG: Apr 10, 2026	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 10 · first

Vermont State AGApr 10 · first

Indiana State AGApr 10 · first

Maine State AGApr 10 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/751ed441-01d3-4f16-9bd8-2c58efc33223.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 10, 2026
Raw hash: 27bb5ded422e81c48cf1e5d6b55fa2b52725a2ceb80f07888ec6aa15dede59c7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc.

Victim entityNicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 12, 2026

Stated responseConsulted with legal counsel

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov