HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighResolved

Harder+Company Community Research

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 3, 2021

Filed

Jan 11, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,7621 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Harder+Company Community Research →

Harder + Company Community Research, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on 04/17/21 and discovered on 12/03/21. The incident affected 6,762 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Driver's license numbers and names were compromised. The entity provided 12-24 months of credit/cyber monitoring and ID theft recovery services to affected consumers.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 3, 2021 → Filed with AG Jan 11, 202239d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 230 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Apr 17, 2021

Begins

Dec 3, 2021

Discovered

Jan 11, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_93b68f8ca673fca92022-01-11Verified
Oregon State AGbd_03a6a2c4216830c22022-01-12 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5897ca980c90ddc72022-01-12 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_5bc7855f4fe9d5ed2022-01-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Harder+Company Community Research
norm: harder company community research

Name: Harder+Company Community Research
norm: harder company community research
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 3, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2021
Undetected for: 230 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 12, 2022
Affected individuals: 6,762state + 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: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent electronic notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 to 24 months of IDX: credit and cyberscan monitoring
Provided $1mil insurance reimbursement policy
Provided ID theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
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, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jan 11, 2022
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jan 11, 2022	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGJan 11 · first

Maine State AGJan 11 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/0623bc2f-d0b8-41d4-b48b-dff6453f8968.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 11, 2022
Raw hash: 6106d1fb2b0aaee8525b755ec3602da98fb5691944af864361597db3768cc6b9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHarder+Company Community Research

Victim entityHarder+Company Community Research

Incidentdiscovered Dec 3, 2021

Stated responseSent electronic notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov