HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A.

bd_956c59d00e87da60 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 8, 2025

Filed

Apr 16, 2026

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A. →

Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A. reported an external system breach (hacking) on August 8, 2025, affecting one Maine resident. The incident involved unauthorized access to name and Social Security numbers. The firm notified federal law enforcement, provided 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion, and issued written notices to affected individuals and regulators.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Maine clockDiscovered Aug 8, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 16, 2026251d ✗ ME AG >90d36 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 · 36 weeks / 251 days

Aug 8, 2025

Begins

Aug 8, 2025

Discovered

Apr 16, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

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

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 206 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_92741f5fc8931a3d2025-09-22 · +206dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_1ee72eb07d15ee742026-04-16Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_4219ac179de2740d2026-04-16Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_c5b4858b418ce9392026-04-16Verified by operator

Name: Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A.
norm: markowitz ringel trusty hartog pa
Domain: mrthlaw.com

Name: Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A.
norm: markowitz ringel trusty hartog pa
Domain: mrthlaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 8, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 8, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 16, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
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
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing existing policies and procedures to implement additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 36 weeks(251 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 251dME resident >180d · 251dLeak >180d
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: Aug 8, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 16, 2026
251d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 8, 2025
→ Notified: Apr 16, 2026
251d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 8, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 16, 2026	251d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 8, 2025 → Notified: Apr 16, 2026	251d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Nebraska State AGApr 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 16 · first

Indiana State AGApr 16 · first

Maine State AGApr 16 · 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-a1252b4f8318/8073dd95-87ba-4af8-ac13-743fbd5c158e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 16, 2026
Raw hash: aa750d2b7283ce3867f6aaac5368e84f2479134a3231634dfb7000927b76d72c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMarkowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A.

Victim entityMarkowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 8, 2025

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement regarding the event

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov