HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Amerman, Ginder & Co.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 28, 2024

Filed

Mar 5, 2025

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Amerman, Ginder & Co. →2 incidents on file

Amerman Ginder & Co, LLC notified the Maryland Attorney General of a data security incident affecting 9 Maryland residents. On September 28, 2024, the company became aware of unusual network activity and determined that data may have been acquired without authorization on that date. The potentially affected information included names and Social Security numbers. The company engaged cybersecurity experts, secured its systems, notified the FBI, and offered 12 months of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maryland clock✗ MD AG >90d23 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 158 days

Sep 28, 2024

Begins

Sep 28, 2024

Discovered

Mar 5, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

Indiana State AGbd_5eaccec51aa9cf5e2025-03-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b72a7edf9d52dc132025-03-05Verified

Name: Amerman Ginder & Co, LLC
norm: amer man ginder co

Name: Amerman, Ginder & Co.
norm: amerman ginder
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 28, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 28, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 5, 2025
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation

During the incident: Took steps to secure its systems
Engaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offered individuals 12 months of complimentary services through Kroll, which include Credit Monitoring, $1 Million Identity Fraud Loss Reimbursement, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration
Established a toll-free call center through Kroll to answer questions about the incident and address related concerns
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures in an effort to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Implemented measures to enhance network security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(158 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MD AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMar 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 5 · first

Maryland State AGMar 5 · 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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376511.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 5, 2025
Raw hash: 0393337f00ba2ee66709d8127e3877cb46c403540011364f472cd8c3251a1c49

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerman Ginder & Co, LLC

Victim entityAmerman, Ginder & Co.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 28, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its systems

ComplianceMD AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov