HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Perkins & Co.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 3, 2020

Filed

May 27, 2022

To disclose

18 months

Affected · nationwide

2,9852 in this filing

Linked

29 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Perkins & Co. →6 incidents on file

Perkins & Company, PC, an accounting and professional services firm, experienced an external system breach between November 8, 2020, and December 3, 2020. The breach, discovered on December 3, 2020, affected 2,985 individuals. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The company notified affected individuals on May 27, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 3, 2020 → Filed with AG May 27, 2022540d ⏱ ME AG >30d18 months 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 · 25 days

discovery → filing · 18 months / 540 days

Nov 8, 2020

Begins

Dec 3, 2020

Discovered

May 27, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+58 wks slower

This filing is one of 29 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Netgain Networks supply-chain incident (2021) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_610cc7cd82ffe1fc2022-05-27Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_bf5fbe9cd13d56d02022-05-27Verified by operator
California State AGbd_d8abad6eabb79ff82022-05-27Verified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_f2d5e0dbc45e8b312022-05-27Verified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 133d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_74b4a2c65ecffaf02022-06-03 · +7dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_32f04329d39de2072022-08-12 · +77dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_a5e34a8d20612f032022-08-12 · +77dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_93170f27b6189a1f2022-08-15 · +80dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_1082f5dc91ef0c192022-10-03 · +129dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_e7f5945f3e1b9bfe2022-10-07 · +133dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 28 linked disclosures.

Name: Perkins & Co.
norm: perkins
Domain: perkinsaccounting.com

Name: Perkins & Co.
norm: perkins
Domain: perkinsaccounting.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2020 – Dec 3, 2020
Undetected for: 25 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 27, 2022
Affected individuals: 2,985state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 months(540 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 540dME resident >60d · 540d
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: Dec 3, 2020
→ Filed with AG: May 27, 2022
540d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
→ Notified: May 27, 2022
540d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2020 → Filed with AG: May 27, 2022	540d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2020 → Notified: May 27, 2022	540d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGMay 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 27 · first

California State AGMay 27 · first

Oregon State AGMay 27 · first

Maine State AGMay 27 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

California State AG+77d

Maine State AG+77d

New Hampshire State AG+80d

Maine State AG+129d

New Hampshire State AG+133d

Pattern: first filing May 27 (ME), last Oct 7 (NH) — a 133-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 28 — the full spread may be wider.

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/f65e9dcf-33e0-48c9-b7c2-5637ee19d173.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 27, 2022
Raw hash: 207e2a33a9e5e0545e00664b30e8568dac59eac5eb36372797c602b675788c01

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPerkins & Co.

Victim entityPerkins & Co.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 3, 2020

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through IDX

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov