Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 27, 2024

Filed

Jul 1, 2024

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected · nationwide

352 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for COVINGTON & BURLING LLP →

Covington & Burling LLP reported a targeted spear phishing attack on Feb 26, 2024, compromising an employee's workstation. The incident affected 35 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Personal information was copied. The firm engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of Experian identity protection.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 27, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 1, 2024125d ✗ ME AG >90d18 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 · 18 weeks / 125 days

Feb 26, 2024

Begins

Feb 27, 2024

Discovered

Jul 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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_ae5e5ea43d07f2db2024-06-29 · +2dVerified

Name: COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
norm: covington burling
Domain: cov.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
norm: covington burling
Domain: cov.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 27, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 26, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 35state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of third-party cyber forensics experts
Notified law enforcement
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services through Experian for 24 months
Changes made: Took steps to enhance security
Increase monitoring of our systems
Conducted additional training of employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(125 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 125dME resident >60d · 123d
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: Feb 27, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 1, 2024
125d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 27, 2024
→ Notified: Jun 29, 2024
123d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 27, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 1, 2024	125d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 27, 2024 → Notified: Jun 29, 2024	123d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 29 · first

Maine State AG+2d · this page

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Leak-site claim

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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

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Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/2b2ea34f-ef2e-49f3-ae6f-6e888a07d002.html
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Filed at: Jul 1, 2024
Raw hash: b6d035413dac9867d3eb7c56d205da1925a5065aa392a7ac76eeb959678274bf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCOVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Victim entityCOVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Incidentdiscovered Feb 27, 2024

Stated responseLaunched a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of third-party cyber forensics experts

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov