HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Dell & Dean PLLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 30, 2024

Filed

Jul 17, 2024

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,8033 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Dell & Dean PLLC →

Dell & Dean PLLC, a law firm, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between September 28-29, 2022. The breach was discovered on May 30, 2024, following a forensic investigation. Approximately 6,803 individuals were affected, including 3 Maine residents. Personal information, including government identifiers, was potentially accessed. The firm retained forensic investigators, restored systems, and offered 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 30, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 17, 202448d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 610 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Sep 28, 2022

Begins

May 30, 2024

Discovered

Jul 17, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_56ecf07a95e3f1ef2024-07-17Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_a85f719b153bba1b2024-07-17Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fc9941ff62e7563d2024-07-22 · +5dVerified

Name: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
norm: gordon rees scully mansukhani
Domain: grsm.com

Name: Dell & Dean PLLC
norm: dell dean
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 28, 2022 – Sep 29, 2022
Undetected for: 610 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 17, 2024
Affected individuals: 6,803state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Retained a forensic investigation firm
Undertook efforts to restore servers
Undertook additional affirmative steps to safeguard the security of data
Offered 12 months Equifax credit monitoring and identity theft protection service
Changes made: Continuing to work closely with leading security experts to identify and implement measures to further strengthen the security of their systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 48d
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: May 30, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 17, 2024
48d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 30, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 17, 2024	48d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJul 17 · first

Indiana State AGJul 17 · first

Maine State AGJul 17 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jul 17 (VT), last Jul 22 (NH) — a 5-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-a1252b4f8318/304308fc-12d3-4e10-8b1c-1a548740b531.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 17, 2024
Raw hash: 34c0a55d70cd9ea433cffc6a569c40344d735bc9748b1378b6a38ba8dc5f712a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP

Victim entityDell & Dean PLLC

Incidentdiscovered May 30, 2024

Stated responseRetained a forensic investigation firm

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov