HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Allen + Shariff

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 22, 2021

Filed

Oct 15, 2021

To disclose

23 days

Affected · nationwide

5581 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

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Allen & Shariff Corporation reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on July 14, 2021, discovered on September 22, 2021. The incident affected 558 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names, personal identifiers, and financial account numbers (combined with security codes/PINs). The entity provided written notification and offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 22, 2021 → Filed with AG Oct 15, 202123d ✓ ME AG ≤30d23 days 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 · 70 days

discovery → filing · 23 days

Jul 14, 2021

Begins

Sep 22, 2021

Discovered

Oct 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4987f434253c5d1d2021-10-14 · +1dVerified

Name: Allen + Shariff
norm: allen shariff
Domain: allenshariff.com

Name: Allen + Shariff
norm: allen shariff
Domain: allenshariff.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 22, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 14, 2021
Undetected for: 70 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 14, 2021
Affected individuals: 558state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Financial account numberSocial Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12-month Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B credit monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 days(23 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 23d
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: Sep 22, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Oct 15, 2021
23d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 22, 2021 → Filed with AG: Oct 15, 2021	23d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGOct 14 · first

Maine State AG+1d · 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/ccb0d39f-0682-4f61-8629-b95e509aa65e.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 15, 2021
Raw hash: 95863896978525f9ca49807e473121ba5e6d99b28ad96267e8ecc49572e05a59

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAllen + Shariff

Victim entityAllen + Shariff

Incidentdiscovered Sep 22, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov