HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 14, 2025

Filed

Feb 11, 2026

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc. →2 incidents on file

The Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc. (IHRS) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between August 13-14, 2025. The incident affected 3 Maine residents, exposing names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. IHRS notified federal law enforcement, provided 12 months of Kroll credit monitoring, and issued written notices on February 11, 2026.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 14, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 11, 2026181d ⏱ ME AG >30d26 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 181 days

Aug 13, 2025

Begins

Aug 14, 2025

Discovered

Feb 11, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1dd819e90cc341ec2026-02-11Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_38d9d3c25334871f2026-02-11Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ef58961125ef09f12026-02-11Verified

Name: The Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc.
norm: the institute for human resources and
Domain: ihrser.com

Name: The Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc.
norm: the institute for human resources and
Domain: ihrser.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 14, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2025 – Aug 14, 2025
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 11, 2026
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Kroll
Providing notice to major media outlets, and via a posting on its website
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(181 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 181dME resident >60d · 181d
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: Aug 14, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 11, 2026
181d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 14, 2025
→ Notified: Feb 11, 2026
181d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 14, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 11, 2026	181d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 14, 2025 → Notified: Feb 11, 2026	181d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGFeb 11 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 11 · first

Maine State AGFeb 11 · first · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/71697961-6085-4ab7-803f-aee11d4a40df.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 11, 2026
Raw hash: 653a9f824aca682e4580131e46e987d8b49db5760f9d5907bf5685bec7ea2e90

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc.

Victim entityThe Institute for Human Resources and Services Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 14, 2025

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov