HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc.

bd_802ba7ec158406d5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 30, 2024

Filed

Oct 28, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4401 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc. →

S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc. reported unauthorized network access on August 30, 2024, affecting 440 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists and offered 12 months of Experian credit monitoring. Notification was sent on October 24, 2024.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Maine clockDiscovered Aug 30, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 28, 202459d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 8 weeks / 59 days

Aug 30, 2024

Begins

Aug 30, 2024

Discovered

Oct 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed440 affectedView incident

Name: S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc.
norm: s lichtenberg

Name: S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc.
norm: s lichtenberg
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 30, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 24, 2024
Affected individuals: 440state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate
Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 59d
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: Aug 30, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 28, 2024
59d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 30, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 28, 2024	59d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

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/e9aede1b-8678-472a-bc38-f52224e932ce.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 28, 2024
Raw hash: 9934fd16c75ea5079e4f4f9928a4122e5811e9e7ceb2d061f593a176f7ee398b

Reporting entityS. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc.

Victim entityS. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 30, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov