Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PIIHighContained

Williams Hart & Boundas LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 21, 2025

Filed

Oct 9, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,9445 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Williams Hart & Boundas LLP →3 incidents on file

Williams Hart & Boundas LLP reported a phishing incident on April 3, 2025, discovered August 21, 2025. An unauthorized individual accessed a firm email account, exposing names, addresses, financial account numbers, driver's license numbers, SSNs, and health information. 3,944 individuals affected (5 in Maine). Law enforcement notified; credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 21, 2025 → Filed with AG Oct 9, 202549d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 140 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

Apr 3, 2025

Begins

Aug 21, 2025

Discovered

Oct 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_21d84c8d5f9d1cae2025-10-09Verified
Vermont State AGbd_be1ce8a3e21067c72025-10-13 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ba37ddb72aa468dc2025-10-20 · +11dVerified
Texas State AGbd_6e5425fc35eec9cc2025-09-22 · +17dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 20d gap

Montana State AGbd_387dcfeb85167bad2025-09-19 · +20dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_ae49906292b990c42025-09-19 · +20dVerified

Name: Fincher Law Injury & Accident Lawyer
norm: fincher law injury accident lawyer
Domain: fincherlawoffice.com

Name: Williams Hart & Boundas LLP
norm: williams hart boundas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 3, 2025
Undetected for: 140 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 18, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,944state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged security experts to help determine what occurred
Reset the password to the account
Implemented additional security measures to prevent further unauthorized access to our email systems
Promptly notified law enforcement
Implemented additional technical and administrative controls
Changes made: Implemented additional technical and administrative controls to prevent further unauthorized access to the affected email account
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 49d
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 21, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Oct 9, 2025
49d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 21, 2025 → Filed with AG: Oct 9, 2025	49d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGSep 19 · first

Indiana State AGSep 19 · first

Texas State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d · this page

Vermont State AG+24d

Massachusetts State AG+31d

Pattern: first filing Sep 19 (MT), last Oct 20 (MA) — a 31-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-a1252b4f8318/9ff7f4db-6386-49a9-9953-8a50c7d9be25.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 9, 2025
Raw hash: d73609b515de52f50876281ef1d7df6b8dcbff1a04ff8d93547bc99f79a643ea

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFincher Law Injury & Accident Lawyer

Victim entityWilliams Hart & Boundas LLP

Incidentdiscovered Aug 21, 2025

Stated responseEngaged security experts to help determine what occurred

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov