HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

E-Benefit Solution

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 10, 2024

Filed

Jan 17, 2025

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for E-Benefit Solution →

E-Benefit Solution notified the NH AG of unauthorized network access on July 11, 2024, discovered Dec 10, 2024. One NH resident's PII (including SSN) was accessed/exfiltrated. Notification sent Jan 13, 2025. Credit monitoring offered.

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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

13 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

Maryland State AGbd_7a006e2b32eb72a62025-01-17Verified
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: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 10, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 11, 2024
Undetected for: 152 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
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 New Hampshire Office of the 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 information security practices
Implemented additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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

Maryland State AG+4d

New Hampshire 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/e-benefit-solution-20250117.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: 04e52809c7e82e49244d0d1b3c66ce668f05400b8584a99203f6eb1d31e76f74

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov