HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 5, 2025

Filed

Jun 20, 2025

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP →

Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP reported an internal system breach on Feb 13, 2025, discovered March 5, 2025. An unauthorized actor copied data including names, SSNs, and financial account info. One Maine resident was notified on June 20, 2025. Credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 5, 2025 → Filed with AG Jun 20, 2025107d ✗ ME AG >90d15 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 · 20 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 107 days

Feb 13, 2025

Begins

Mar 5, 2025

Discovered

Jun 20, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_53865670bde0fc2c2025-06-20Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_80c1f0b2a2b7eb8e2025-06-20Verified
Vermont State AGbd_d2950c06600629d92025-06-20Verified
Indiana State AGbd_fe2856ae79e83bcd2025-06-20Verified

Name: Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP
norm: shepherd smith edwards kantas
Domain: sseklaw.com
Industry: Professional Services

Name: Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP
norm: shepherd smith edwards kantas
Domain: sseklaw.com
Industry: Professional Services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 13, 2025
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 20, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Launched an investigation to confirm the nature and scope of the incident
Conducted a time intensive and thorough review of the data that was at risk
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Transunion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing policies, procedures and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(107 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 107d
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: Mar 5, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jun 20, 2025
107d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 5, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jun 20, 2025	107d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Nebraska State AGJun 20 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 20 · first

Vermont State AGJun 20 · first

Indiana State AGJun 20 · first

Maine State AGJun 20 · first · 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/caaa17a3-9ed6-4363-ad74-70a9cc5ac51b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 20, 2025
Raw hash: be4f95369036be68351aa8ad69083dcb775d00b2f7c9bb23c7a09f279db7fc54

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Victim entityShepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2025

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov