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Netherland Sewell & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 16, 2024

Filed

Sep 16, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5371 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Netherland Sewell & Associates →

Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack on July 10, 2024, disrupting its network. The incident was discovered on August 16, 2024, when it was determined that personal information, including Social Security Numbers, may have been accessed. The firm engaged outside legal counsel and forensic experts, terminated the attack, and enhanced network security. Notifications were sent to 537 affected individuals, including 1 Maine resident, on September 16, 2024, offering 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 16, 2024 → Filed with AG Sep 16, 202431d ⏱ ME AG >30d4 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 · 37 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Jul 10, 2024

Begins

Aug 16, 2024

Discovered

Sep 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_34fa5a07bf1f2f9f2024-09-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ddea838deb2471832024-09-17 · +1dVerified

Name: LOCKE LORD LLP
norm: locke lord

Name: Netherland Sewell & Associates
norm: netherland sewell associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 10, 2024
Undetected for: 37 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2024
Affected individuals: 537state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDPII
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Enlisted the help of an outside law firm and forensics experts
Thorough review of our information systems affected by the attack
Terminate the attack and prevent any further unauthorized access to your information
Taken a number of technical and administrative steps to further enhance the security of our network
Changes made: Technical and administrative steps to further enhance the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 31d
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: Aug 16, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2024
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 16, 2024 → Filed with AG: Sep 16, 2024	31d	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 AGSep 16 · first

Maine State AGSep 16 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/a00113e6-c7fa-443a-bcdd-adc6b2791fd9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2024
Raw hash: 04cb7ecaade675e2c4e5e626efae01ede2b6302461af99e83f291347af3dd3b1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLOCKE LORD LLP

Victim entityNetherland Sewell & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Aug 16, 2024

Stated responseEnlisted the help of an outside law firm and forensics experts

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov