HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Williams County Abstract Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 26, 2024

Filed

Jul 26, 2024

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6352 in this filing

Linked

4 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Williams County Abstract Company →

Williams County Abstract Company (WCAC) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 21, 2024, discovered on March 26, 2024. The incident affected 635 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and Social Security numbers. WCAC engaged external cybersecurity experts, secured the network, and notified affected individuals on July 26, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 26, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 26, 2024122d ⏱ ME AG >30d17 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 122 days

Mar 21, 2024

Begins

Mar 26, 2024

Discovered

Jul 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by medusa about this victim was first seen 118 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitemedusabd_4867b0714088b1cf2024-04-09 · +107dCandidate
Leak Sitemedusabd_a3e3f432ef3f1c452024-03-29 · +118dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_f57d98563e3b07542024-07-16 · +10dVerified by operator

Name: Williams County Abstract Company
norm: williams county abstract
Domain: williamsabstract.com

Name: Williams County Abstract Company
norm: williams county abstract
Domain: williamsabstract.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 26, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 21, 2024
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 635state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Engaged a dedicated team of external cybersecurity experts
Launched a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Confirmed on July 16, 2024, that personal information was contained in the affected data
Working diligently to gather contact information and preparing to provide individual notice
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Offered individuals 12 months of complimentary services through IDX, a ZeroFox Company, which includes credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, a $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully-managed identity theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(122 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 122dLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 26, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 26, 2024
122d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 26, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 26, 2024	122d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGJul 16 · first

Maine State AG+10d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 16 (IN), last Jul 26 (ME) — a 10-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-a1252b4f8318/06b27d31-69b1-48db-85d2-b7ed8ca3c326.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 26, 2024
Raw hash: e826f45c4b59aba5badc2aff231434249c185525c86050c38f030d883e0efa25

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilliams County Abstract Company

Victim entityWilliams County Abstract Company

Incidentdiscovered Mar 26, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov