HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Shah, Dixit & Associates PC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 26, 2024

Filed

Mar 8, 2024

To disclose

11 days

Affected · nationwide

3,49448 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Shah, Dixit & Associates PC →

Shah Dixit & Associates P.C. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 12/22/2023, discovered on 02/26/2024. The incident affected 3,494 individuals, including 48 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and driver's license numbers. The firm provided written notification and 24 months of Kroll's identity monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 26, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 8, 202411d ✓ ME AG ≤30d11 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 · 66 days

discovery → filing · 11 days

Dec 22, 2023

Begins

Feb 26, 2024

Discovered

Mar 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_efc515400ed296bf2024-03-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_16350d5b2104ce562024-03-07 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f6d6259d8b60b5042024-03-07 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_0e7f5a9de996fdee2024-02-07 · +30dVerified

Name: Shah, Dixit & Associates PC
norm: shah dixit associates
Domain: shahdixit.com

Name: Shah, Dixit & Associates PC
norm: shah dixit associates
Domain: shahdixit.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 26, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 22, 2023
Undetected for: 66 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 3,494state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 Months of Kroll's Identity Monitoring Services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 11d
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: Feb 26, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 8, 2024
11d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 26, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 8, 2024	11d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGFeb 7 · first

Massachusetts State AG+29d

Indiana State AG+29d

New Hampshire State AG+30d

Maine State AG+30d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 7 (VT), last Mar 8 (ME) — a 30-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/b4adfe2b-9a61-4f8a-932c-3e95c5c8300b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2024
Raw hash: a65b8d9b21aec5aa4c6ee3f4e2918b1863daa04084ba96c11453ebb589cc25b1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShah, Dixit & Associates PC

Victim entityShah, Dixit & Associates PC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 26, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov