HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Stephen New & Associates

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 20, 2025

Filed

Jun 20, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8,7892 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stephen New & Associates →

Stephen New & Associates reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on October 8, 2024, discovered on May 20, 2025. The incident affected 8,789 individuals nationwide, including 2 Maine residents. Personal information, including government identifiers, was potentially acquired. The company engaged cybersecurity experts, contained the incident, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 20, 2025 → Filed with AG Jun 20, 202531d ⏱ ME AG >30d4 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 · 224 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Oct 8, 2024

Begins

May 20, 2025

Discovered

Jun 20, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_40d2b6616059f60f2025-06-20Verified
Vermont State AGbd_6f3c210e06d2ec7f2025-06-20Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_52e6a821290b71422025-06-21 · +1dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Stephen New & Associates
norm: stephen new associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 20, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 8, 2024
Undetected for: 224 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 20, 2025
Affected individuals: 8,789state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Contained the incident
Engaged leading cybersecurity experts to identify what personal information was involved
Offered complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 12 months
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 31d
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: May 20, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jun 20, 2025
31d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 20, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jun 20, 2025	31d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJun 20 · first

Vermont State AGJun 20 · first

Maine State AGJun 20 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/80c4ad3c-ca2b-4e54-b6f3-7750fc95ca22.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 20, 2025
Raw hash: 5a01dd2901589fd04f51263c4129cb972398b28c5ea73ba2b62b452f75a9a108

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityStephen New & Associates

Incidentdiscovered May 20, 2025

Stated responseContained the incident

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov