HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Hackard Law

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 12, 2024

Filed

Apr 21, 2025

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Hackard Law →

Hackard Law, a California law firm, reported unauthorized access to two employee email accounts occurring between May 19 and July 21, 2024. The breach was discovered on November 12, 2024. One Maine resident's name and Social Security number were exposed. Notification was sent on April 21, 2025, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 12, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 21, 2025160d ✗ ME AG >90d23 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 · 177 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 160 days

May 19, 2024

Begins

Nov 12, 2024

Discovered

Apr 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0660efbb579f51c42025-04-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7447a5836c0ad4b12025-04-21Verified

Name: Hackard Law
norm: hackard law

Name: Hackard Law
norm: hackard law
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 12, 2024
Breach occurred: May 19, 2024 – Jul 21, 2024
Undetected for: 177 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 21, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took measures to secure the email account
Began an investigation
Offering the resident one year of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Experian
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Employee training
Technical controls to enhance the security of our email environment
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 · 160d
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: Nov 12, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 21, 2025
160d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 12, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 21, 2025
160d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 12, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 21, 2025	160d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 12, 2024 → Notified: Apr 21, 2025	160d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGApr 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 21 · first

Maine State AGApr 21 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/8aadbec9-00f8-419e-aa4d-d1490d91a978.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 21, 2025
Raw hash: b994f888f6a107a794d8e6739125990b403452b025ae7b38d7018dcf493ac7e9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHackard Law

Victim entityHackard Law

Incidentdiscovered Nov 12, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to secure the email account

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov