HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Hacker Architects

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 23, 2020

Filed

Oct 23, 2020

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4161 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for Hacker Architects →

Hacker Architects, a professional services firm, reported a data breach affecting one Maine resident. The breach, which occurred between April 22, 2020, and July 6, 2020, was discovered on July 23, 2020. The incident was categorized as an external system breach (hacking). Affected information included names and Social Security numbers. In response, the company offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 23, 2020 → Filed with AG Oct 23, 202092d ✗ ME AG >90d13 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 · 92 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 92 days

Apr 22, 2020

Begins

Jul 23, 2020

Discovered

Oct 23, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_8573d56bc879e11f2020-10-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f6adb445484b75682020-10-23Verified
Montana State AGbd_163bcb7f57b96fa22020-10-21 · +2dVerified

Name: Hacker Architects
norm: hacker architects

Name: Hacker Architects
norm: hacker architects
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 23, 2020
Breach occurred: Apr 22, 2020 – Jul 6, 2020
Undetected for: 92 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 21, 2020
Affected individuals: 416state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 12 months of Kroll's credit monitoring; fraud loss insurance coverage; and fraud consultation, identity restoration, and web watcher services.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(92 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 92dME resident >60d · 90d
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: Jul 23, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2020
92d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 23, 2020
→ Notified: Oct 21, 2020
90d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 23, 2020 → Filed with AG: Oct 23, 2020	92d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 23, 2020 → Notified: Oct 21, 2020	90d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGOct 21 · first

Oregon State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d · 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/ad49c7bb-7b71-4d1d-a059-a6207ab66935.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 23, 2020
Raw hash: 616956f284996f11f91eadae7f15bb1f5c02e2402994cbb1e0fd3d45b2ae4b55

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHacker Architects

Victim entityHacker Architects

Incidentdiscovered Jul 23, 2020

Stated responseOffered 12 months of Kroll's credit monitoring; fraud loss insurance coverage; and fraud consultation, identity restoration, and web watcher services.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov