HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIIMediumContained

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

bd_b0866f4a8fadf9cd · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 17, 2025

Filed

Jun 18, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9,40013 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC →5 incidents on file

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC reported an external system breach on April 17, 2025, affecting 9,400 individuals, including 13 Maine residents. An unauthorized actor accessed an attorney's computer and copied files, including a list of Wheeling Jesuit University alumni. Notices were sent on June 18, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockScope identified May 20, 2025 → Filed with AG Jun 18, 202529d ✓ ME AG ≤30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Apr 17, 2025

Begins

Apr 17, 2025

Discovered

Jun 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_484695f8cd5e15722025-06-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_adb0c7d5ca2f239e2025-06-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_738e2db0ae3584402025-06-23 · +5dVerified

Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
norm: eckert seamans cherin mellott
Domain: eckertseamans.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
norm: eckert seamans cherin mellott
Domain: eckertseamans.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2025
Scope identified: May 20, 2025Maine’s notice clock starts here (10 M.R.S. §1348(1))The letter says: “On May 20, 2025, we completed the review and began working to locate address information to provide written notice to affected individuals.”
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 18, 2025
Affected individuals: 9,400state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified all appropriate state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with team to secure network and begin investigation
Notified law enforcement
Engaged a nationally recognized digital forensics firm
IT team quickly contained the incident
Conducted a thorough review of impacted files
Notified all appropriate state regulators
Changes made: Implemented additional security protocols designed to enhance the security of our network and internal systems
Continue to evaluate additional steps to further bolster defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Scope identified: May 20, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jun 18, 2025
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Scope identified: May 20, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jun 18, 2025	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJun 18 · first

Indiana State AGJun 18 · first

Maine State AGJun 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jun 18 (VT), last Jun 23 (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/de6640e0-abfe-4d3f-b360-899e7aa88a61.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 18, 2025
Raw hash: 681d0eb937ef379710bbe877361afd94b46852eb9ea465eddb4537349690d087

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

Victim entityECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2025

Stated responseWorked with team to secure network and begin investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov