HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Meland Budwick, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 5, 2024

Filed

Feb 26, 2025

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

67%

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Meland Budwick, P.A. notified the Maryland AG of a data event affecting one Maryland resident. Unauthorized access to the firm's computer network occurred on November 5, 2024, resulting in the copying of files containing names and Social Security numbers. The firm engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian to the affected individual.

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Maryland clock✗ MD AG >90d16 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 113 days

Nov 5, 2024

Discovered

Feb 26, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Meland Budwick, P.A.
norm: meland budwick
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 5, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 26, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure its systems
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a review of the affected files
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(113 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.

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-376424.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 26, 2025
Raw hash: 31b959074f64fd6b3c5f414ca8261ee6dc9539d757fdfcdbd52e9503696f41ca

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityMeland Budwick, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 5, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its systems

ComplianceMD AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov