HackingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

H.J. Russell & Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 6, 2022

Filed

Feb 4, 2022

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

1,0811 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%

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H.J. Russell & Company experienced an external system breach between September 21, 2021, and October 5, 2021, discovered on January 6, 2022. The breach resulted in the compromise of names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified on February 4, 2022, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services from Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 6, 2022 → Filed with AG Feb 4, 202229d ✓ 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 · 107 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Sep 21, 2021

Begins

Jan 6, 2022

Discovered

Feb 4, 2022

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_5246a0ff6321f40e2022-02-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b397e6bd6078f07e2022-02-07 · +3dVerified

Name: H.J. Russell & Company
norm: hj russell

Name: H.J. Russell & Company
norm: hj russell

Discovered: Jan 6, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 21, 2021 – Oct 5, 2021
Undetected for: 107 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 4, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,081state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered complimentary 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring
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: Jan 6, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Feb 4, 2022
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 6, 2022 → Filed with AG: Feb 4, 2022	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 4 · first

Maine State AGFeb 4 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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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-a1252b4f8318/98ee933a-2b40-4c7d-835f-1fe3c80555f5.shtml
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Filed at: Feb 4, 2022
Raw hash: 844a426a49150d847b5e04aedade44d55218bbcb26705e53f82b094bea25ab23

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityH.J. Russell & Company

Victim entityH.J. Russell & Company

Incidentdiscovered Jan 6, 2022

Stated responseOffered complimentary 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov