HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIMediumContained

Clarke Nicolini & Associates, Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 26, 2024

Filed

Mar 20, 2025

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

27state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Clarke Nicolini & Associates, Ltd. →

Clarke Nicolini & Associates, Ltd. notified the Maryland Attorney General of a data security incident discovered in November 2024. An unauthorized actor may have accessed files containing names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and health insurance info for approximately 27 Maryland residents. The company engaged forensic experts, secured its network, and offered 12 months of identity protection services via IDX.

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

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 114 days

Nov 26, 2024

Discovered

Mar 20, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_84347d964f067d4e2025-03-20Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_cf3b9356d7ebaee92025-03-21 · +1dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Clarke Nicolini & Associates, Ltd.
norm: clarke nicolini associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 26, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 20, 2025
Affected individuals: 27state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Launched an investigation, aided by independent cybersecurity experts
Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems
Providing those whose Social Security number was involved with identity protection services through IDX
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems and to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(114 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.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGMar 20 · first

Maryland State AGMar 20 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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-376694.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 20, 2025
Raw hash: 1483625033141075480a9c9b40f232ee91f5abfd2ffd10f8780a6eb82dea7558

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityClarke Nicolini & Associates, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 26, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

ComplianceMD AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov