HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 30, 2022

Filed

Sep 6, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3131 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Sherman & Howard L.L.C. →2 incidents on file

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on January 29, 2022, discovered on July 30, 2022. The incident affected 313 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information compromised included names and Social Security Numbers. The firm provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 30, 2022 → Filed with AG Sep 6, 202238d ⏱ 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 · 182 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Jan 29, 2022

Begins

Jul 30, 2022

Discovered

Sep 6, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_230f638d250157572022-09-06Verified
Montana State AGbd_ad79fc6ef96f1f912022-09-06Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_b7563a5f7cb68a772022-09-06Verified

Name: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
norm: sherman howard

Name: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
norm: sherman howard
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 30, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 29, 2022
Undetected for: 182 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 6, 2022
Affected individuals: 313state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 38d
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 30, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Sep 6, 2022
38d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 30, 2022 → Filed with AG: Sep 6, 2022	38d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 6 · first

Montana State AGSep 6 · first

Indiana State AGSep 6 · first

Maine State AGSep 6 · 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-a1252b4f8318/7923ca8d-10b7-4712-bdfa-3045f4c0e56c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 6, 2022
Raw hash: 761fa1797f3933fb6619a782e7264192b35c25a0c5323c3d3170eb1fc443ba2b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySherman & Howard L.L.C.

Victim entitySherman & Howard L.L.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 30, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov