HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Sewell & Neal PLLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 29, 2022

Filed

Aug 26, 2022

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

14,29256 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Sewell & Neal PLLC →

Sewell & Neal, PLLC, a Kentucky-based professional services firm, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on November 22, 2021, discovered on July 29, 2022. The incident affected 14,292 individuals, including 56 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The firm provided written notification and offered identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 29, 2022 → Filed with AG Aug 26, 202228d ✓ ME AG ≤30d28 days 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 · 249 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Nov 22, 2021

Begins

Jul 29, 2022

Discovered

Aug 26, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

13 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

Indiana State AGbd_8eb22c3f88a882fd2022-08-26Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a70b2944afa6e4482022-08-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_cafb8b90136ed0832022-08-26Verified
Montana State AGbd_d6e430da47143df42022-08-26Verified

Name: Sewell & Neal PLLC
norm: sewell neal

Name: Sewell & Neal PLLC
norm: sewell neal
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 29, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 22, 2021
Undetected for: 249 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 26, 2022
Affected individuals: 14,292state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Financial account numberSocial Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 28d
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: Jul 29, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Aug 26, 2022
28d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 29, 2022 → Filed with AG: Aug 26, 2022	28d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGAug 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 26 · first

Montana State AGAug 26 · first

Maine State AGAug 26 · 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/a7d31628-635c-46e2-af4f-925f994c2ffa.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 26, 2022
Raw hash: 246dda75307048451d6e3480f9ca2fe026e307f9a018a3abc1431c5a7266e64c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySewell & Neal PLLC

Victim entitySewell & Neal PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Jul 29, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov