HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

LaMear and Rapert, CPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 18, 2024

Filed

Nov 13, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

14state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for LaMear and Rapert, CPA →

LaMear and Rapert, CPA, an accounting firm, notified the Maryland Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident affecting approximately 14 Maryland residents. Unauthorized access occurred on October 23, 2024, resulting in the exfiltration of names and Social Security numbers. The firm discovered the breach on December 18, 2024, and began notifying affected individuals on January 17, 2025. Response actions included network containment, forensic investigation, law enforcement notification, and offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 56 days

Oct 23, 2024

Begins

Dec 18, 2024

Discovered

Nov 13, 2025

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed14 affectedView incident

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: LaMear and Rapert, CPA
norm: lamear and rapert cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 18, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 23, 2024
Undetected for: 56 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 14state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notification to Maryland Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Contained and secured the network
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professional
Alerted law enforcement
Eradicated the threat
Offering complimentary credit monitoring for one year
Changes made: Reviewed and revised our information security practices
Implemented additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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-376213.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2025
Raw hash: e6bd5b965057287d6e6f92ded3291e76cc04455c528cdfaec3fa8e0c29087dcb

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityLaMear and Rapert, CPA

Incidentdiscovered Dec 18, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov