HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Smart ERP Solutions

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 10, 2025

Filed

Mar 11, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1,000state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Smart ERP Solutions →2 incidents on file

Smart ERP Solutions, Inc. notified the Maryland AG of a network security incident occurring July 3-13, 2024. Unauthorized access to personal information (names and SSNs) of 1,000 Maryland residents associated with clients McLane Co., Inc. and United Airlines was confirmed on Jan 10, 2025. No evidence of exfiltration or fraud. Smart ERP engaged forensic investigators and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d9 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 · 191 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jul 3, 2024

Begins

Jan 10, 2025

Discovered

Mar 11, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim predates this filing by 241 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_07bb485bb29be2ba2025-03-11Verified
Maine State AGbd_576331620ef3e71b2025-03-11Verified
Oregon State AGbd_bd794e98e90a99b02025-03-11Verified
Washington State AGbd_bf28e1742d47821a2025-03-11Verified

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California State AGbd_db80fa8a4d71251b2025-03-11Verified
Vermont State AGbd_e1b0bab6229b5bd02025-03-11Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_e342351f8bbe391c2025-03-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_fdf6595278b2687a2025-03-11Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_174e85b40793bb612025-03-14 · +3dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_1616964ba666574a2025-03-01 · +10dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Smart ERP Solutions
norm: smart erp solutions
Domain: smarterp.com
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 10, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 3, 2024 – Jul 13, 2024
Undetected for: 191 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 11, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,000state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Previously notified your office of this incident on or around January 2, 2025

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Extensive forensic investigation and manual review
Provided notice to McLane and United Airlines
Offering complimentary credit monitoring services
Advising affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advising affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Providing contact information for consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dMD 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 · 11 filings · 11 states

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Illinois State AGMar 1 · first

Indiana State AG+10d

Maine State AG+10d

Oregon State AG+10d

Washington State AG+10d

California State AG+10d

Vermont State AG+10d

Nebraska State AG+10d

Montana State AG+10d

Maryland State AG+10d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IL), last Mar 14 (NH) — a 13-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 13 — 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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376533.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 11, 2025
Raw hash: d70a883725c59f94f218a769f1418dc93862fd3b3d92415708a3677859b87c77

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entitySmart ERP Solutions

Incidentdiscovered Jan 10, 2025

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov