HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 26, 2021

Filed

Sep 14, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

34,42631 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc. →

Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc. experienced an external system breach between June 24, 2021, and June 26, 2021. The breach, discovered on June 26, 2021, affected 34,426 individuals. The compromised information included names in combination with Social Security numbers. Affected residents were notified in writing on September 14, 2021, and offered 12 months of identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 26, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 14, 202180d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 80 days

Jun 24, 2021

Begins

Jun 26, 2021

Discovered

Sep 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_b174a8f9d7c8b1082021-09-14Verified
Montana State AGbd_b3dddadad78b21042021-09-14Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_f1561b7e7ef147a92021-09-14Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9bc29b4db213f3f62021-09-16 · +2dVerified

Name: Polsinelli PC
norm: polsinelli

Name: Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.
norm: greater boston legal
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 26, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 24, 2021 – Jun 26, 2021
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 14, 2021
Affected individuals: 34,426state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Changes made: Offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B identity protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(80 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 80d
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: Jun 26, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 14, 2021
80d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 26, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 14, 2021	80d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGSep 14 · first

Montana State AGSep 14 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 14 · first

Maine State AGSep 14 · first · this page

New Hampshire 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/feba6603-6d3d-42cc-9d10-6692c33970ad.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 14, 2021
Raw hash: b98fd7e0607ae76289645701565f012fd600e1eef93fdb063898e927d96be159

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPolsinelli PC

Victim entityGreater Boston Legal Services, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 26, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov