HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

James-Bates-Brannan-Groover LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 17, 2020

Filed

Sep 15, 2020

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

8002 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

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Maine AG notice for James-Bates-Brannan-Groover LLP regarding an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 04/16/2020 and discovered on 08/17/2020. 800 individuals affected, including 2 Maine residents. Exposed data included names and financial account/credit card numbers. Notification sent 09/11/2020, offering 12 months of credit monitoring via IDExperts.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 17, 2020 → Filed with AG Sep 15, 202029d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days 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 · 123 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Apr 16, 2020

Begins

Aug 17, 2020

Discovered

Sep 15, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_e4bf96871283d5a92020-09-14 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_af7bd2ab3f777eaa2020-09-11 · +4dVerified

Name: James-Bates-Brannan-Groover LLP
norm: james bates brannan groover

Name: James-Bates-Brannan-Groover LLP
norm: james bates brannan groover
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 17, 2020
Breach occurred: Apr 16, 2020
Undetected for: 123 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 11, 2020
Affected individuals: 800state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
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 12 months of credit and cyberscan monitoring, identity theft protection, and a $1 million insurance reimbursement policy through IDExperts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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 17, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Sep 15, 2020
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 17, 2020 → Filed with AG: Sep 15, 2020	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGSep 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Maine State AG+4d · 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-a1252b4f8318/92080a05-af27-4dda-8811-dadcee6a55ef.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 15, 2020
Raw hash: 3baaf1db10db90c760856a1ffa71994d2b315e42a0ce3ae30526970a4d1ee6b5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJames-Bates-Brannan-Groover LLP

Victim entityJames-Bates-Brannan-Groover LLP

Incidentdiscovered Aug 17, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov