HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 30, 2024

Filed

Aug 29, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,01450 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC →

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) on September 11, 2023, discovered July 30, 2024. 2,014 individuals affected, including 50 Maine residents. Personal information including names and government identifiers was potentially accessed. The firm engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 30, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 29, 202430d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 323 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Sep 11, 2023

Begins

Jul 30, 2024

Discovered

Aug 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_349b084fd52cee5a2024-08-29Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_86cb181b9f7b2f322024-08-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_94a40326fa269b2d2024-08-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fcfb9335aa81dced2024-09-03 · +5dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC
norm: weinberg wheeler hudgins gunn dial
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 11, 2023
Undetected for: 323 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,014state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an immediate and thorough investigation
Contained and secured the network
Eradicated the threat
Alerted law enforcement
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Changes made: Reviewed and revised information security practices
Implemented additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2024
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 30, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2024	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (VT), last Sep 3 (NH) — a 5-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-a1252b4f8318/2882ec7c-3df8-409e-b50e-1f5435df6e58.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2024
Raw hash: d67377c511720ca71792684ceb514ffaa9de85081594e3364ea6d369a43ff952

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityWeinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jul 30, 2024

Stated responseCommenced an immediate and thorough investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov