HackingOtherStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

E-Benefit Solution

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 10, 2024

Filed

Jan 17, 2025

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

85state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for E-Benefit Solution →

E-Benefit Solution notified the Maryland AG of unauthorized network access on July 11, 2024, discovered Dec 10, 2024. 85 MD residents affected. Data included names, SSNs, health insurance IDs, gov IDs, PHI. Response included containment, law enforcement alert, forensic investigation, and 1-year credit monitoring.

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Maryland clock⏱ MD AG >30d5 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 · 152 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Jul 11, 2024

Begins

Dec 10, 2024

Discovered

Jan 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_8613bc3f690f7ae42025-01-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_22f79f59c7060aeb2025-01-13 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6997a60234b148152025-01-13 · +4dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_6a0da0d9968de7062025-01-13 · +4dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: E-Benefit Solution
norm: e benefit solution
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Dec 10, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 11, 2024
Undetected for: 152 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2025
Affected individuals: 85state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Contained and secured the network
Eradicated the threat
Alerted law enforcement
Working very closely with third-party cybersecurity professionals
Changes made: Reviewed and revised our information security practices
Implemented additional security measures to mitigate the chance of a similar event in the future
Offering complimentary credit monitoring for one year
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MD AG >30d
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maryland State AG+4d · 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-376298.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 17, 2025
Raw hash: 24d4fa29787f3c41189eb671e558c0877d0ece05984904e968e0268bf41a9288

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityE-Benefit Solution

Incidentdiscovered Dec 10, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceMD AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov