HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

First Defense Fire Protection Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 4, 2024

Filed

Jan 22, 2025

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

211 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for First Defense Fire Protection Inc. →

First Defense Fire Protection Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on April 25, 2024, discovered on November 4, 2024. The incident affected 21 individuals total, including 1 Maine resident. Notification letters were sent on January 22, 2025. The breach involved personal identifiers and government IDs.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 4, 2024 → Filed with AG Jan 22, 202579d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 193 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Apr 25, 2024

Begins

Nov 4, 2024

Discovered

Jan 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteanubisbd_ed5fb7e4f74c49b52025-02-25 · +34dVerified by operator

Name: First Defense Fire Protection Inc.
norm: first defense fire protection
Domain: firstdefensefire.com

Name: First Defense Fire Protection Inc.
norm: first defense fire protection
Domain: firstdefensefire.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 4, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 25, 2024
Undetected for: 193 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 21state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 79d
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 4, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 22, 2025
79d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 4, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 22, 2025	79d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/41904482-83bd-435f-81d1-1281fd44bae8.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 22, 2025
Raw hash: 102d4eda44fe6019a4b623d75216d221e71822bc923d0a890b0fa300c9838d35

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entityFirst Defense Fire Protection Inc.

Victim entityFirst Defense Fire Protection Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 4, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov