HackingTransportation & LogisticsTransportationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Empire Express

bd_4359b907e5bfe342 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 13, 2026

Filed

May 5, 2026

To disclose

22 days

Affected · nationwide

5,4382 in this filing

Linked

5 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Empire Express →

Empire Express reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on June 27, 2025, discovered on April 13, 2026. The incident affected 5,438 individuals nationwide, including 2 Maine residents. Personal information including names and government identifiers was compromised. The company provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection via Kroll.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d22 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 · 290 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Jun 27, 2025

Begins

Apr 13, 2026

Discovered

May 5, 2026

Filed

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

A leak claim by dragonforce about this victim was first seen 81 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedragonforcebd_1c22fde1bb51d46b2025-10-23 · +194dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4cc97e0a151cab492026-05-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7230429d7f88aa942026-05-05Candidate
Texas State AGbd_dc5498a586cb6c2d2026-05-06 · +1dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Empire Express
norm: empire express
Domain: empireexpress.com
Industry: Transportation & Logisticsllm

Discovered: Apr 13, 2026
Breach occurred: Jun 27, 2025
Undetected for: 290 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 5, 2026
Affected individuals: 5,438state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection and credit monitoring through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30dME AG ≤30d · 22d
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: Apr 13, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 5, 2026
22d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 13, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 5, 2026	22d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMay 5 · first

Indiana State AGMay 5 · first

Maine State AGMay 5 · first · this page

Texas 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/e09bcf1c-0681-4cd7-b06d-36eb562c8468.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 5, 2026
Raw hash: 0847e5e3efa908f31ee6f1537a6da7b59c441a21d71e409d2593714ecbdee193

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityEmpire Express

Incidentdiscovered Apr 13, 2026

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection and credit monitoring through Kroll

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov