HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Herman Katz LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 10, 2024

Filed

Aug 2, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8371 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Herman Katz LLP →

Herman Katz LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) on May 10, 2024, affecting 837 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information including names and government identifiers was compromised. The firm engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered Kroll identity monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 10, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 2, 202484d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 84 days

May 10, 2024

Begins

May 10, 2024

Discovered

Aug 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_9dd10dcbefa649302024-08-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_63347e8e8d3614252024-08-03 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e288c70af65c22c62024-08-08 · +6dVerified

Name: Pierson Ferdinand LLP
norm: pierson ferdinand
Domain: pierferd.com

Name: Herman Katz LLP
norm: herman katz
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 10, 2024
Breach occurred: May 10, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 2, 2024
Affected individuals: 837state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated an incident response plan
Engaged additional third-party experts
Commenced an investigation
Hardened and enhanced our network security
Conducted a digital forensic investigation
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Enhancing our cyber preparedness
Updating our procedures
Strengthen our systems’ security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(84 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 84d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 10, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 2, 2024
84d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 10, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 2, 2024	84d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGAug 2 · first

Maine State AGAug 2 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Aug 2 (VT), last Aug 8 (NH) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/265dd07f-40a6-43ae-b6f2-d3b988ae6bcd.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 2, 2024
Raw hash: 761a4a7a71189b2261b5ad7acac0cfc8fde4b5ab62592b2d31addaa408a26dc3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPierson Ferdinand LLP

Victim entityHerman Katz LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 10, 2024

Stated responseInitiated an incident response plan

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov