MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 24, 2021

Filed

Oct 5, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

12,73917 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP →

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP reported a ransomware incident occurring April 2-3, 2021, discovered August 24, 2021. The breach affected 12,739 individuals, including 17 Maine residents. Malware encrypted data, and Social Security Numbers were acquired. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on October 5, 2021, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 24, 2021 → Filed with AG Oct 5, 202142d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 144 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Apr 2, 2021

Begins

Aug 24, 2021

Discovered

Oct 5, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

13 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

Montana State AGbd_232248dcd0549e492021-10-05Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_3ec64626bcb1a3462021-10-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_eeeaf1b51fc3dd832021-10-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_1d976fb8610c91bc2021-10-12 · +7dVerified

Name: Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
norm: coughlin gerhart
Domain: cglawoffices.com

Name: Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
norm: coughlin gerhart
Domain: cglawoffices.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 24, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 2, 2021 – Apr 3, 2021
Undetected for: 144 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 12,739state + 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
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of Identity restoration and credit monitoring through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 42d
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, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Oct 5, 2021
42d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 24, 2021 → Filed with AG: Oct 5, 2021	42d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGOct 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 5 · first

Indiana State AGOct 5 · first

Maine State AGOct 5 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Oct 5 (MT), last Oct 12 (NH) — a 7-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-a1252b4f8318/1903bac9-57dd-4c62-990b-9db1433f92a0.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 5, 2021
Raw hash: f7d96bc1dd4eb7cbd832e5d10c7d39fd4520150c63219e7e79a4776714f22c99

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCoughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Victim entityCoughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Aug 24, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov