MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Brookwood Companies, Inc.

bd_b52237c9a47e4658 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 13, 2021

Filed

Apr 15, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5751 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Brookwood Companies, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Brookwood Companies, Inc. reported a ransomware incident to the Maine Attorney General. The breach occurred on October 17, 2020, and was discovered on March 13, 2021. The incident affected 575 individuals total, including 1 Maine resident. The attacker encrypted data and exfiltrated names and Social Security Numbers. Written notification was sent on April 12, 2021.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 13, 2021 → Filed with AG Apr 15, 202133d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 147 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Oct 17, 2020

Begins

Mar 13, 2021

Discovered

Apr 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed575 affectedView incident

Name: Brookwood Companies, Inc.
norm: brookwood companies

Name: Brookwood Companies, Inc.
norm: brookwood companies
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 13, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 17, 2020
Undetected for: 147 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 12, 2021
Affected individuals: 575state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: external_remote_services

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

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 33d
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: Mar 13, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Apr 15, 2021
33d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 13, 2021 → Filed with AG: Apr 15, 2021	33d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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-a1252b4f8318/00c518c9-4457-4df4-bfb4-e3f27a207e9d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 15, 2021
Raw hash: 1b67ee336e0e7fe8db319c17596270ac0a5fd22458cae7692874d7349a4c385b

Reporting entityBrookwood Companies, Inc.

Victim entityBrookwood Companies, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 13, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov