HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Columbia Hospitality, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 13, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

6state residents only

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Columbia Hospitality, LLC →2 incidents on file

Columbia Hospitality notified the Maryland Attorney General of a data security incident occurring on July 30, 2024. An unauthorized actor gained access to the network, potentially acquiring names and Social Security numbers of six Maryland residents. Columbia retained forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and sent notification letters on January 17, 2025, offering credit monitoring and identity theft recovery services.

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Incident timeline

Jul 30, 2024

Begins

Nov 13, 2025

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6 affectedView incident

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Columbia Hospitality, LLC
norm: columbia hospitality
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI of the incident
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Retained an independent computer forensic investigator
Launched an investigation
Took immediate steps to enhance the security of its network
Notified the FBI of the incident
Sent notification letters via first class U.S. mail to affected Maryland residents
Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring
Offered Cyberscan monitoring
Offered a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy
Offered fully managed identity theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376218.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2025
Raw hash: ba0e363459a651038c37c97bd9cfbe43b9f3995c91264ea782b67f59897db06c

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityColumbia Hospitality, LLC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseRetained an independent computer forensic investigator

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov