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Ward & Taylor

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 27, 2022

Filed

Dec 1, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7181 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Ward & Taylor →

Ward & Taylor, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on August 9, 2022, discovered on October 27, 2022. The incident affected 718 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Driver's license numbers and names were compromised. The entity provided 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

Maine clockDiscovered Oct 27, 2022 → Filed with AG Dec 1, 202235d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 79 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Aug 9, 2022

Begins

Oct 27, 2022

Discovered

Dec 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGNov 29 · first
Delaware State AG+2d
Maine State AG+2d · 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.