HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

McCarthy Fingar, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 3, 2023

Filed

Dec 22, 2023

To disclose

19 days

Affected · nationwide

1,2162 in this filing

Linked

4 records

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for McCarthy Fingar, LLP →

McCarthy Fingar, LLP, a law firm, reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General. The breach, which occurred between April 6 and April 21, 2023, and was discovered on December 3, 2023, was described as an external system breach or hacking incident. The personal information of 2 Maine residents was compromised, including their names and Social Security numbers. The firm offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring to those individuals whose Social Security number was affected.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d19 days 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 · 241 days

discovery → filing · 19 days

Apr 6, 2023

Begins

Dec 3, 2023

Discovered

Dec 22, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

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

A leak claim by black_basta about this victim was first seen 206 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblack_bastabd_1b429e4ce8c48d882023-05-30 · +206dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_3c1a3cbc178d91a42023-12-22Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_4666195531674e1c2023-12-22Verified by operator

Name: McCarthy Fingar, LLP
norm: mccarthy fingar
Domain: mccarthyfingar.com

Name: McCarthy Fingar, LLP
norm: mccarthy fingar
Domain: mccarthyfingar.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 3, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 6, 2023 – Apr 21, 2023
Undetected for: 241 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,216state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

Changes made: 12 Months of complimentary credit monitoring was offered to individuals whose Social Security number was affected.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG ≤30d · 19d
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: Dec 3, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 22, 2023
19d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 22, 2023	19d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGDec 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 22 · first

Maine State AGDec 22 · 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-a1252b4f8318/6e2008ff-b454-421f-8854-24c7157d89fa.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2023
Raw hash: f0cbbb538eeb01730aaf2aee030294ae87fe708f4a6d7ffe12c9bf32094f47a9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcCarthy Fingar, LLP

Victim entityMcCarthy Fingar, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 3, 2023

Stated response12 Months of complimentary credit monitoring was offered to individuals whose Social Security number was affected.

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov