MalwareProfessional ServicesRansomwareRansom DemandedData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

McSweeney & Ricci

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 29, 2021

Filed

Jul 29, 2021

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected · nationwide

11,98534 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for McSweeney & Ricci →

McSweeney & Ricci, a commercial services firm, experienced a malware/ransomware incident between January 28 and January 31, 2021. The breach was discovered on January 29, 2021. The incident compromised the names and driver's license numbers of 11,985 individuals, including 34 Maine residents. The company began notifying affected individuals on July 29, 2021 and offered credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 29, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 29, 2021181d ✗ ME AG >90d26 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 181 days

Jan 28, 2021

Begins

Jan 29, 2021

Discovered

Jul 29, 2021

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4b381904234acf152021-07-29Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a2cf7e10411e709c2021-07-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4dcc7c3fe1c323d52021-08-10 · +12dVerified

Name: McSweeney & Ricci
norm: mcsweeney ricci

Name: McSweeney & Ricci
norm: mcsweeney ricci

Discovered: Jan 29, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 28, 2021 – Jan 31, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 11,985state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Offered complimentary credit monitoring services through TransUnion Interactive
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(181 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 181dME resident >60d · 181d
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: Jan 29, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jul 29, 2021
181d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jan 29, 2021
→ Notified: Jul 29, 2021
181d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 29, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jul 29, 2021	181d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jan 29, 2021 → Notified: Jul 29, 2021	181d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJul 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 29 · first

Maine State AGJul 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+12d

Pattern: first filing Jul 29 (IN), last Aug 10 (NH) — a 12-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/f38689e3-92bd-43fd-a8c4-a8dadfcc54e2.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 29, 2021
Raw hash: 1bd064e4f9556a493fa9732181a151669691d457d4820d527f41a1fc4e234df8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcSweeney & Ricci

Victim entityMcSweeney & Ricci

Incidentdiscovered Jan 29, 2021

Stated responseOffered complimentary credit monitoring services through TransUnion Interactive

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov