HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

KELLY & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 17, 2024

Filed

Apr 10, 2025

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

5,793state residents only

Linked

30 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for KELLY & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE GROUP, INC. →2 incidents on file

Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, Inc. notified individuals of unauthorized access to its environment between Dec 12-17, 2024. Files containing names and other data were copied. The FBI was notified. Affected individuals are offered credit monitoring.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due16 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 114 days

Dec 12, 2024

Begins

Dec 17, 2024

Discovered

Apr 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 30 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_1d9478df90e43ccc2025-05-30 · +50dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_2c6bb1bf725cb2632025-05-30 · +50dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_4634d1937c2de35f2025-05-30 · +50dVerified by operator
Rhode Island State AGbd_75af98896516c5702025-06-05 · +56dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_021fda7188de0ef42025-06-30 · +81dVerified
California State AGbd_41072bfcc8a1e6bb2025-06-30 · +81dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_48914041e37aa2182025-06-30 · +81dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_84dcd3063c0632922025-06-30 · +81dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_c69f40e6d4217f692025-06-30 · +81dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_abfe5cf4f4535a822025-07-01 · +82dVerified

Showing first 10 of 29 linked disclosures.

Name: Kelly & Associates Group, Inc
norm: kelly associates

Name: KELLY & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
norm: kelly associates insurance
Domain: kellybenefits.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 17, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 12, 2024 – Dec 17, 2024
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 30, 2025
Affected individuals: 5,793state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported this matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Changes made: Providing access to credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(114 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

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South Carolina State AGApr 10 · first · this page

Maine State AG+50d

Delaware State AG+50d

California State AG+50d

Rhode Island State AG+56d

Maine State AG+81d

California State AG+81d

Delaware State AG+81d

New Hampshire State AG+81d

Montana State AG+81d

Texas State AG+82d

Pattern: first filing Apr 10 (SC), last Jul 1 (TX) — a 82-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 29 — the full spread may be wider.

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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2025/Consumer%20Letter%20-%20Kelly%20and%20Associates.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 10, 2025
Raw hash: e1953c6cdacd0fc3f6861df471c813181c7df3788dd1acebdbf3302f58252705

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKelly & Associates Group, Inc

Victim entityKELLY & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 17, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov