HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

U.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 16, 2025

Filed

May 8, 2026

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,0905 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for U.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc. →

U.S. 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. reported a supplemental cybersecurity incident to the Maine Attorney General. An external breach occurred on October 6, 2025, discovered on October 16, 2025. The incident compromised names, addresses, SSNs, and bank account/routing numbers for approximately 2,090 individuals total, including 5 Maine residents. The company engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, implemented MFA, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 16, 2025 → Filed with AG May 8, 2026204d ⏱ ME AG >30d29 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 204 days

Oct 6, 2025

Begins

Oct 16, 2025

Discovered

May 8, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_af10ef47e2dbedc92026-05-08Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_861a4533ccb009072026-05-11 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_2de9fe731e5d0b512026-04-23 · +15dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_31404cf7184bba2f2026-04-23 · +15dVerified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 15d gap

Nebraska State AGbd_380ad88198cfab922026-04-23 · +15dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6bfb2470723c5ada2026-04-23 · +15dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_eeeb90f271235d7f2026-04-23 · +15dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f3d0dcf0275591052026-04-23 · +15dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: U.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc.
norm: us 1031 exchange
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 16, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 6, 2025
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 8, 2026
Affected individuals: 2,090state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Shut down their workstations
Contacted their IT
Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Offered twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Cyberscout
Informed our law firm
Changes made: Changing all user passwords
Implementing a mandatory MFA for all users
Reviewed and have taken steps to enhance their policies and procedures relating to the security of their systems and servers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(204 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 204dME resident >60d · 204d
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 16, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 8, 2026
204d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Oct 16, 2025
→ Notified: May 8, 2026
204d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 16, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 8, 2026	204d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Oct 16, 2025 → Notified: May 8, 2026	204d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGApr 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 23 · first

Nebraska State AGApr 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 23 · first

Indiana State AGApr 23 · first

New Hampshire State AG+15d

Maine State AG+15d · this page

Vermont State AG+18d

Pattern: first filing Apr 23 (ME), last May 11 (VT) — a 18-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-a1252b4f8318/5aeb9eca-d00a-42c9-ad15-5a4cb36d3c45.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 8, 2026
Raw hash: 9ceb7e255880697e0a8193c8383d90fbaed85f70dc451c111b18cc1b62cbb6ec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityU.S. 1031 Exchange Services. Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 16, 2025

Stated responseShut down their workstations

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov