HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Forum Communications Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 21, 2025

Filed

Mar 19, 2025

To disclose

26 days

Affected

12state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Forum Communications Company →

Forum Communications Company notified the Maryland AG of a data breach affecting 12 residents. Unauthorized access occurred Jan 14-31, 2025, exposing names, DOBs, and SSNs. Forensic investigation confirmed the scope. Affected individuals received notification letters and 12 months of credit monitoring. Forum is reviewing technical security measures.

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Maryland clock✓ MD AG ≤30d26 days 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 · 38 days

discovery → filing · 26 days

Jan 14, 2025

Begins

Feb 21, 2025

Discovered

Mar 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0b123b92354c8d8d2025-03-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_26a5439a66ce6fb72025-03-19Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_7a26f7ad4164379e2025-03-19Verified
Maine State AGbd_a21d894aeff107eb2025-03-19Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_af4ff1acbb0906842025-03-19Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f07170d221fa97542025-03-19Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ace0038a536322612025-03-14 · +5dVerified

Name: Kayleigh S. Shuler
norm: kayleigh s shuler

Name: Forum Communications Company
norm: forum communications
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Feb 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2025 – Jan 31, 2025
Undetected for: 38 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 19, 2025
Affected individuals: 12state-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 Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a leading computer forensics firm to further investigate and confirm the security of its systems
Notifying affected individuals via letters mailed today, March 19, 2025
Offering twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewing its technical security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 days(26 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 · 8 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGMar 14 · first

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Maryland State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 14 (IN), last Mar 19 (MD) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-376572.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 19, 2025
Raw hash: 46c825caf90ab0c1e3b8b084407a0bc286170d25074f7a2146044a105446b124

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKayleigh S. Shuler

Victim entityForum Communications Company

Incidentdiscovered Feb 21, 2025

Stated responseEngaged a leading computer forensics firm to further investigate and confirm the security of its systems

ComplianceMD AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov