HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDPIIMediumContained

Engelman Berger, PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 15, 2020

Filed

Nov 30, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4841 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

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Engelman Berger, PC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between December 13, 2019, and January 7, 2020, discovered on October 15, 2020. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 484 individuals, including one Maine resident. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on November 30, 2020, and provided 12 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 15, 2020 → Filed with AG Nov 30, 202046d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 307 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Dec 13, 2019

Begins

Oct 15, 2020

Discovered

Nov 30, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_58d188bd5e8ee7302020-11-30Verified

Name: Engelman Berger, PC
norm: engelman berger
Domain: eblawyers.com

Name: Engelman Berger, PC
norm: engelman berger
Domain: eblawyers.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 15, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 13, 2019 – Jan 7, 2020
Undetected for: 307 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 30, 2020
Affected individuals: 484state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
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 identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 46d
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: Oct 15, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Nov 30, 2020
46d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 15, 2020 → Filed with AG: Nov 30, 2020	46d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGNov 30 · first

Maine State AGNov 30 · 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-a1252b4f8318/044f683f-f1d3-4145-9341-82983b67cc45.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 30, 2020
Raw hash: f121e13f019d5b1eeb21152678ede0fc3661860c7bf17e7db9218f268ec282a8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEngelman Berger, PC

Victim entityEngelman Berger, PC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 15, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov