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MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 10, 2024

Filed

Nov 13, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 records

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for William S. Hein & Co., Inc. →

William S. Hein & Co., Inc. experienced a ransomware incident on April 10, 2024, where an unauthorized third party gained limited access to IT systems. Two Maryland residents were affected. Impacted data included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, passport numbers, and financial account information. The company engaged incident response professionals, notified law enforcement, and contained the access. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

Apr 10, 2024

Discovered

Nov 13, 2025

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGJan 13 · first
Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first
Maryland State AG+304d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 13 (ME), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 304-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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.