HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Axley Brynelson, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 24, 2022

Filed

Nov 10, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8,3911 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Axley Brynelson, LLP →

Axley Brynelson, LLP, a law firm, reported an external system breach that occurred between August 14, 2021, and September 24, 2021. The incident was discovered on August 24, 2022. The breach affected 8,391 individuals, compromising names and Social Security numbers. Affected consumers were notified on November 10, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 24, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 10, 202278d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 375 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 78 days

Aug 14, 2021

Begins

Aug 24, 2022

Discovered

Nov 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

7 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_6731f2ff032daf492022-11-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8c097f81e2f8359e2022-11-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_aeff4ce2ac7ac5632022-11-10Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_8f3c6b0b9bb089402022-11-15 · +5dVerified

Name: Axley Brynelson, LLP
norm: axley brynelson

Name: Axley Brynelson, LLP
norm: axley brynelson
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 24, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 14, 2021 – Sep 24, 2021
Undetected for: 375 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 10, 2022
Affected individuals: 8,391state + 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 services through Experian
Sent written notification to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(78 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 78d
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: Aug 24, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 10, 2022
78d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 24, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 10, 2022	78d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 10 · first

Indiana State AGNov 10 · first

Montana State AGNov 10 · first

Maine State AGNov 10 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 10 (MA), last Nov 15 (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/f1717cf3-f8c4-4f17-b92b-7469b1947b78.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 10, 2022
Raw hash: ca372c42852c74586c509eaa01d0e36adb265d9d6cfbcb4f5e20f48fd42aad34

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAxley Brynelson, LLP

Victim entityAxley Brynelson, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Aug 24, 2022

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov