HackingFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

HFM Investment Advisors

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 4, 2024

Filed

Jun 24, 2024

To disclose

20 days

Affected · nationwide

1,1851 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for HFM Investment Advisors →

HFM Investment Advisors, LLC reported a data breach affecting 1,185 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Unauthorized access to an employee's email account occurred on February 6, 2024, discovered on June 4, 2024. The incident involved the exfiltration of names and other personal identifiers. HFM offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Epiq.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 4, 2024 → Filed with AG Jun 24, 202420d ✓ ME AG ≤30d20 days 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 · 119 days

discovery → filing · 20 days

Feb 6, 2024

Begins

Jun 4, 2024

Discovered

Jun 24, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2e9050c0f8f603c72024-06-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e7b930ea42dc067b2024-06-24Verified

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

Name: HFM Investment Advisors
norm: hfm investment advisors
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 4, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 6, 2024
Undetected for: 119 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 24, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,185state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Conducted a comprehensive review of the affected data
Took steps to notify affected individuals
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Epiq
Changes made: Enhancing cybersecurity protocols
Implemented additional measures to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 days(20 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 20d
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 4, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jun 24, 2024
20d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 4, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jun 24, 2024	20d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 24 · first

Indiana State AGJun 24 · first

Maine State AGJun 24 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/7d79f8a8-f2b1-4d67-bf2f-78b98a51ea7a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 24, 2024
Raw hash: af86a14dfb0c1dfc3c2a0fd743926b090a25304a3d4581dd4d80cb80916ec550

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityHFM Investment Advisors

Incidentdiscovered Jun 4, 2024

Stated responseConducted a comprehensive review of the affected data

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov