HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

The CCIM Institute

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 15, 2024

Filed

Nov 13, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

11state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The CCIM Institute →

The CCIM Institute notified the Maryland Attorney General of a data event affecting 11 Maryland residents. Unauthorized access occurred July 12-13, 2024, when an unknown actor accessed and copied files containing names, SSNs, financial account info, and driver's license numbers. The Institute discovered the activity on July 15, 2024, and provided notice to affected individuals on January 24, 2025, offering 24 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

Jul 12, 2024

Begins

Jul 15, 2024

Discovered

Nov 13, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_32e0da482b2a4a092025-01-24 · +293dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_76b813a37a9919b62025-01-24 · +293dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9fb91ca0c53f816a2025-01-24 · +293dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_da3b0c62a4cd52462025-01-24 · +293dCandidate

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Maine State AGbd_ea4c8e5ac5ff74402025-01-24 · +293dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: The CCIM Institute
norm: the ccim institute
Domain: ccim.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 15, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 12, 2024 – Jul 13, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2025
Affected individuals: 11state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure its systems and launched an investigation
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months, through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place fraud alerts and credit freezes on their credit files
Encouragement to contact the Federal Trade Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed our security policies and procedures and are implementing additional security measures designed to reduce the risk of similar future events
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.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGJan 24 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 24 · first

Indiana State AGJan 24 · first

Maine State AGJan 24 · first

Maryland State AG+293d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (NH), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 293-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-376233.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: 727d08dbb7f13b4bd50863958a9f278e1ec1004abba8c7fc694e5232ea307b99

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityThe CCIM Institute

Incidentdiscovered Jul 15, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its systems and launched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov