HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The Lewis Group

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 18, 2024

Filed

Oct 6, 2025

To disclose

13 months

Affected · nationwide

1,2461 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Lewis Group →

The Lewis Group experienced an unauthorized access to two employee email accounts between August 30 and September 18, 2024. The incident was discovered on September 18, 2024. The breach potentially exposed names and driver's license numbers of 1,246 individuals, including one Maine resident. Notification was sent on October 6, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 18, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 6, 2025383d ⏱ ME AG >30d13 months 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 · 19 days

discovery → filing · 13 months / 383 days

Aug 30, 2024

Begins

Sep 18, 2024

Discovered

Oct 6, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+35 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_11299533c090bdb02025-10-06Verified
Indiana State AGbd_932f4ed30a082ffc2025-10-06Candidate

Name: The Lewis Group
norm: the lewis
Domain: discoverlewis.com

Name: The Lewis Group
norm: the lewis
Domain: discoverlewis.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 18, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 30, 2024 – Sep 18, 2024
Undetected for: 19 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 6, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,246state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Provided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Conducted a comprehensive review of the impacted email accounts
Took steps to obtain additional address information to notify those affected
Provided individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian at no cost to the individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Changes made: Assessed the security of its systems
Assessed the security of its email tenant
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(383 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 383dME resident >60d · 383d
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: Sep 18, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 6, 2025
383d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 18, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 6, 2025
383d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 18, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 6, 2025	383d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 18, 2024 → Notified: Oct 6, 2025	383d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Nebraska State AGOct 6 · first

Indiana State AGOct 6 · first

Maine State AGOct 6 · 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/ffd01d56-3c2c-454e-8b96-a52dd6be1711.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 6, 2025
Raw hash: 3a392b6e1a101f2b7ae6f46d4352dd4b979cb179a2d50f3dc32f0304c38ecf19

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Lewis Group

Victim entityThe Lewis Group

Incidentdiscovered Sep 18, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov