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Tree Top Associates, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 11, 2020

Filed

Dec 21, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

4scope not determined

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Tree Top Associates, LLC →

Tree Top, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on November 10, 2020, discovered on November 11, 2020. The incident affected 4 Maine residents, whose names and Social Security Numbers were acquired. Tree Top provided written notification and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 11, 2020 → Filed with AG Dec 21, 202040d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Nov 10, 2020

Begins

Nov 11, 2020

Discovered

Dec 21, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_38a50ff83146fbce2020-12-23 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6dfe39ea020d3b792020-12-23 · +2dVerified
Montana State AGbd_9827219855a009c92020-12-23 · +2dVerified
Washington State AGbd_bd17c41f7f086b292020-12-23 · +2dCandidate

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Maine State AGbd_d02b3fbeee3e988c2020-12-23 · +2dVerified

Name: Tree Top Associates, LLC
norm: tree top associates

Name: Tree Top Associates, LLC
norm: tree top associates
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Nov 11, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 10, 2020
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 23, 2020
Affected individuals: 4scope not determined
Data types: Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with the Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected Maine residents on December 23, 2020
Offered a one-year membership in Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 40d
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 11, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Dec 21, 2020
40d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 11, 2020 → Filed with AG: Dec 21, 2020	40d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGDec 21 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Indiana State AG+2d

Montana State AG+2d

Washington State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d

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-a1252b4f8318/1ab528bb-3d97-42e8-a4c1-00a606f52bfe.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2020
Raw hash: 8dafbca3f196a89b2f881c6d661de1d8c5c37b153bc70cb6514f49076755b736

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTree Top Associates, LLC

Victim entityTree Top Associates, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 11, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected Maine residents on December 23, 2020

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov