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

Waters & Kraus, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 14, 2020

Filed

Jan 13, 2021

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected · nationwide

14,45042 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Waters & Kraus, LLP →

Waters & Kraus LLP, a professional services firm based in Dallas, TX, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between December 5, 2019, and May 15, 2020. The incident was discovered on May 14, 2020. The breach compromised personal information, including names, government identifiers, and financial account numbers (credit/debit card numbers with security codes/PINs). A total of 14,450 individuals were affected, including 42 Maine residents. Notification was sent on January 13, 2021, offering one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 14, 2020 → Filed with AG Jan 13, 2021244d ⏱ ME AG >30d35 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 161 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 244 days

Dec 5, 2019

Begins

May 14, 2020

Discovered

Jan 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1eab7c847add3fe72021-01-13Verified
California State AGbd_7d7e4c40b09958402021-01-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8bddbc21be35cf832021-01-13Verified
Washington State AGbd_e27825421d3081722021-01-13Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ebf691dc4f49bac92021-01-13Verified
Hawaii State AGbd_7cc5f3c2983e5d412021-01-14 · +1dVerified

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 14, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2019 – May 15, 2020
Undetected for: 161 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2021
Affected individuals: 14,450state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Financial account 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 one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(244 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 244dME resident >60d · 244d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 14, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Jan 13, 2021
244d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: May 14, 2020
→ Notified: Jan 13, 2021
244d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 14, 2020 → Filed with AG: Jan 13, 2021	244d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: May 14, 2020 → Notified: Jan 13, 2021	244d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGJan 13 · first

California State AGJan 13 · first

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Washington State AGJan 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

Maine State AGJan 13 · first · this page

Hawaii State AG+1d

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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-a1252b4f8318/59ec35d6-cf37-4a27-bf9e-5d95d346b9e3.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 13, 2021
Raw hash: 5c4eb0dff7884d079dabe8ed1da58a1fae4f297028e9c7d6f980fce4fc7ed452

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Victim entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 14, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov