HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Breslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 4, 2024

Filed

Oct 17, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,9981 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Breslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC →2 incidents on file

Breslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC, a law firm, disclosed an external system breach (hacking) occurring June 24-25, 2024. Suspicious activity was detected on July 4, 2024. The incident compromised names and Social Security numbers of approximately 5,998 individuals, including one Maine resident. Notices were sent on October 17, 2024, offering 12 months of Experian credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 4, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 17, 2024105d ✗ ME AG >90d15 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Jun 24, 2024

Begins

Jul 4, 2024

Discovered

Oct 17, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3fc1cc193fd8addb2024-10-17Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c737cda8796578252024-10-17Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cdc68a1d68c499f42024-10-17Verified

Name: Breslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC
norm: breslow starling frost warner boger hiatt
Domain: breslowstarling.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: Breslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC
norm: breslow starling frost warner boger hiatt
Domain: breslowstarling.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 4, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 24, 2024 – Jun 25, 2024
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2024
Affected individuals: 5,998state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of Breslow systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the incident
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Implemented additional technical safeguards to help prevent a similar incident in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 105d
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: Jul 4, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 17, 2024
105d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 4, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 17, 2024	105d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 17 · first

Indiana State AGOct 17 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 17 · first

Maine State AGOct 17 · 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-a1252b4f8318/5e62d7cb-12ac-4863-a2c5-717048ac2763.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 17, 2024
Raw hash: 0efb023a4fd2c71b7c7916c8d76a4d7f91d6aadeabeeb91d1a93148c3d960655

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBreslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC

Victim entityBreslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Jul 4, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov