HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

McDermott Investment Advisers LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 4, 2022

Filed

Sep 11, 2022

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected · nationwide

71842 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for McDermott Investment Advisers LLC →

McDermott Investment Advisers LLC and McDermott Investment Services LLC experienced an external system breach (hacking) on March 2, 2022, discovered on April 4, 2022. The incident affected 718 individuals, including 42 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. The entity provided written notification on September 9, 2022, and offered 24 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 4, 2022 → Filed with AG Sep 11, 2022160d ✗ ME AG >90d23 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 · 33 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 160 days

Mar 2, 2022

Begins

Apr 4, 2022

Discovered

Sep 11, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_b5e33fac8ac09f952022-09-14 · +3dVerified

Name: McDermott Investment Advisers LLC
norm: mcdermott investment advisers

Name: McDermott Investment Advisers LLC
norm: mcdermott investment advisers
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 4, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2022
Undetected for: 33 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 9, 2022
Affected individuals: 718state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(160 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 160dME resident >60d · 158d
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: Apr 4, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Sep 11, 2022
160d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 4, 2022
→ Notified: Sep 9, 2022
158d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 4, 2022 → Filed with AG: Sep 11, 2022	160d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 4, 2022 → Notified: Sep 9, 2022	158d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGSep 11 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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-a1252b4f8318/235b8634-88ae-4a4f-81d4-4f02e489dc90.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 11, 2022
Raw hash: 2c46f3b512c0f5e1f57ca7a98d7ad73645fb61f3632613d58ebd5e807a77f30e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcDermott Investment Advisers LLC

Victim entityMcDermott Investment Advisers LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov