Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Aronsohn Weiner Salerno & Kaufman, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 26, 2021

Filed

Oct 29, 2021

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,1451 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

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Aronsohn Weiner Salerno & Kaufman, P.C. reported an email compromise incident occurring on January 23, 2021, discovered on February 26, 2021. The breach affected 1,145 individuals total, including 1 Maine resident. Compromised data included names and financial account numbers. The firm provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft insurance through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 26, 2021 → Filed with AG Oct 29, 2021245d ✗ ME AG >90d35 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 · 34 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 245 days

Jan 23, 2021

Begins

Feb 26, 2021

Discovered

Oct 29, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_20774205a558b5452021-10-29Verified

Name: Aronsohn Weiner Salerno & Kaufman, P.C.
norm: aronsohn weiner salerno kaufman

Name: Aronsohn Weiner Salerno & Kaufman, P.C.
norm: aronsohn weiner salerno kaufman
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 26, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 23, 2021
Undetected for: 34 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,145state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Offered 12 months of Credit monitoring, identity restoration services, identity theft insurance by Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(245 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 245dME resident >180d · 244d
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: Feb 26, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Oct 29, 2021
245d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 26, 2021
→ Notified: Oct 28, 2021
244d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 26, 2021 → Filed with AG: Oct 29, 2021	245d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 26, 2021 → Notified: Oct 28, 2021	244d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 29 · first

Maine State AGOct 29 · 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-a1252b4f8318/284bb15c-4c7c-4fa0-88f9-da509372cec5.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 29, 2021
Raw hash: 8bbc15b754da6c99b0f3d0655d120dcca99c84252f84c9e2ba35410ea0419a93

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAronsohn Weiner Salerno & Kaufman, P.C.

Victim entityAronsohn Weiner Salerno & Kaufman, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 26, 2021

Stated responseOffered 12 months of Credit monitoring, identity restoration services, identity theft insurance by Equifax

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov