HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 1, 2021

Filed

Apr 27, 2021

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

13,0269 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC →

Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC, a South Carolina-based professional services firm, reported an external system breach occurring between January 20 and February 1, 2021. The incident affected 13,026 individuals, including 9 Maine residents. The breach involved the acquisition of names combined with driver's license numbers. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on March 26, 2021, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft recovery services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 1, 2021 → Filed with AG Apr 27, 202185d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 weeks 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 · 12 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

Jan 20, 2021

Begins

Feb 1, 2021

Discovered

Apr 27, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2d811e887e0fdfc12021-04-27Verified
Maine State AGbd_5a5f4990f38b51e12021-04-27Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_b75b8afb053a5fd32021-04-19 · +8dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_010eabb2448e8fd82021-03-26 · +32dVerified

Name: Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC
norm: dodds hennessy stith
Domain: dhs-lawfirm.com

Name: Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC
norm: dodds hennessy stith
Domain: dhs-lawfirm.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 20, 2021 – Feb 1, 2021
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 26, 2021
Affected individuals: 13,026state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring
Offered an insurance reimbursement policy
Offered fully managed ID theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 85d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 1, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Apr 27, 2021
85d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 1, 2021 → Filed with AG: Apr 27, 2021	85d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGMar 26 · first

South Carolina State AG+24d

Massachusetts State AG+32d

Maine State AG+32d

Maine State AG+32d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 26 (IN), last Apr 27 (ME) — a 32-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-a1252b4f8318/2342799c-8fa9-4a68-ad22-e80eb8c9f00b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 27, 2021
Raw hash: ea199bdb61f313a6b0d05e6f5a1ddbf18c3e8c432e05778f324d29695c6b2096

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC

Victim entityDodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov