HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 12, 2024

Filed

Jan 13, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4172 in this filing

Linked

4 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for William S. Hein & Co., Inc. →

William S. Hein & Co., Inc. reported a data breach occurring on April 10, 2024, discovered on November 12, 2024. Unauthorized third-party access impacted personal information including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account data for 417 individuals. The company notified law enforcement, engaged forensic professionals, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. 2 Maine residents were affected.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d9 weeks 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 · 216 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Apr 10, 2024

Begins

Nov 12, 2024

Discovered

Jan 13, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim was first seen 237 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_20b586eb6e799bfb2024-04-17 · +271dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_dc8d0395f546be082025-01-13Verified
Maryland State AGbd_7376c74fbd07fb0d2025-11-13 · +304dVerified by operator

Name: William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
norm: william s hein
Domain: wshein.com

Name: William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
norm: william s hein
Domain: wshein.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 12, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 10, 2024
Undetected for: 216 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 31, 2024
Affected individuals: 417state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Notified law enforcement
Engaged our incident response team and data security professionals
Stopped any unauthorized access
Changes made: Offering identity theft protection services through CyberScout, a TransUnion Company
Twelve (12) months of credit monitoring and fully managed id theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 62d
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: Nov 12, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 13, 2025
62d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 12, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 13, 2025	62d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

Maine State AGJan 13 · first · this page

Maryland State AG+304d

Pattern: first filing Jan 13 (MA), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 304-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/edbd8bf3-2719-4395-a0b6-b596ee507706.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 13, 2025
Raw hash: a26c34e2b655a685c4a31120cc8cd8405acde84b2220c053c1438011233aed68

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilliam S. Hein & Co., Inc.

Victim entityWilliam S. Hein & Co., Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 12, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov