HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 13, 2025

Filed

Mar 14, 2025

To disclose

29 days

Affected

25state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP →3 incidents on file

Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 25 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred Nov 7-9, 2023; discovered Feb 13, 2025. Data included names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, financial/medical info. Notification sent Mar 14, 2025, with 1-month credit monitoring offered.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date29 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 464 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Nov 7, 2023

Begins

Feb 13, 2025

Discovered

Mar 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maryland State AGbd_1b1d34423ef6e3212025-03-14Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_5a843199efad5ab72025-03-14Verified
Vermont State AGbd_6a65a05e29bb9af22025-03-14Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9fa900170fb7f05a2025-03-14Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_1a5f91c14b6aa2a22025-03-18 · +4dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
norm: brown paindiris scott
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 13, 2025
Breach occurred: Nov 7, 2023 – Nov 9, 2023
Undetected for: 464 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 25state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted extensive forensic investigation
Performed manual document review
Offered complimentary credit and identity monitoring
Changes made: Evaluated and modified practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maryland State AGMar 14 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 14 · first

Vermont State AGMar 14 · first

Indiana State AGMar 14 · first

Maine State AGMar 14 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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/a2bda19b-436f-4fc6-991c-dcb3e81293ba.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 14, 2025
Raw hash: 44efc6f36e05218ae6c75b8526ee306c22d6b15becc293c80c112299c562d269

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityBrown Paindiris & Scott, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Feb 13, 2025

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov