HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Garfield & Hecht

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 1, 2022

Filed

Nov 15, 2022

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

14,6324 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Garfield & Hecht →

Garfield & Hecht reported an external system breach occurring between Oct 31 and Nov 14, 2021, discovered Nov 1, 2022. 14,632 individuals affected, including 4 Maine residents. Data acquired included names and financial account numbers. Written notification sent Nov 11, 2022, with 12 months of Equifax Gold credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 1, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 15, 202214d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 366 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Oct 31, 2021

Begins

Nov 1, 2022

Discovered

Nov 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

18 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_80785736693828782022-11-15Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2a86c2a05ba6df662022-11-11 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_bd8ca53745e3c9552022-11-10 · +5dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_d4241316cdfb3f582022-11-21 · +6dVerified

Name: Garfield & Hecht
norm: garfield hecht

Name: Garfield & Hecht
norm: garfield hecht
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 31, 2021 – Nov 14, 2021
Undetected for: 366 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 14,632state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered complimentary 12 month Equifax Gold credit monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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: Nov 1, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 15, 2022
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 1, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 15, 2022	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGNov 10 · first

Indiana State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Nov 10 (MT), last Nov 21 (NH) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/c8f9e78d-0979-4292-a162-b898ea38d6ab.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 15, 2022
Raw hash: 38224717366f9210a382fe3e4a4238fe9e5e4460de88cd0ee1ed7eb7d23c0a81

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGarfield & Hecht

Victim entityGarfield & Hecht

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov