HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 23, 2022

Filed

Oct 24, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8672 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

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Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 16, 2022, discovered on August 23, 2022. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 867 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on October 21, 2022, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian IdentityWorks.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 23, 2022 → Filed with AG Oct 24, 202262d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks 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 · 99 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

May 16, 2022

Begins

Aug 23, 2022

Discovered

Oct 24, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_425f80c19177fc8e2022-10-25 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_4635b68f555e3e512022-10-21 · +3dCandidate

Name: Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan
norm: whitman breed abbott morgan

Name: Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan
norm: whitman breed abbott morgan
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2022
Breach occurred: May 16, 2022
Undetected for: 99 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 21, 2022
Affected individuals: 867state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
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 24 months of 3-bureau credit monitoring through Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 62d
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: Aug 23, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Oct 24, 2022
62d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 23, 2022 → Filed with AG: Oct 24, 2022	62d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGOct 21 · first

Maine State AG+3d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/154147af-4c3f-47ea-a18b-9bdc798fc02f.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 24, 2022
Raw hash: f5c95aa9431ea335618ceae94f2ee68ffc535af7f0b176fede930109e7229436

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWhitman Breed Abbott & Morgan

Victim entityWhitman Breed Abbott & Morgan

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov