HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

PDCM Insurance

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 28, 2025

Filed

Aug 3, 2026

To disclose

15 months

Affected

4,734state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PDCM Insurance →2 incidents on file

PDCM Insurance notified the Iowa AG of a data event involving unauthorized access to its network between April 27-28, 2025. The incident exposed names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account information for 4,734 Iowa residents. PDCM engaged law enforcement, conducted forensic reviews, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Iowa clock✓ IA AG ≤5 bday15 months 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 15 months / 462 days

Apr 27, 2025

Begins

Apr 28, 2025

Discovered

Aug 3, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+57 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,734 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: PDCM Insurance
norm: pdcm insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 28, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2025 – Apr 28, 2025
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2026
Affected individuals: 4,734state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Iowa Attorney General Consumer Protection Division

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Notified law enforcement
Began an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Provided access to complimentary credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Kroll
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed relevant policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 months(462 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: IA AG ≤5 bday
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.

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://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/832026_PDCM_Insurance_F78B05BBAEF72.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 3, 2026
Raw hash: 08063e392b8802e56b54f5f1a1bc43b4c815b18660101f1a3e1364c435d31b8d

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPDCM Insurance

Incidentdiscovered Apr 28, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

ComplianceIA AG ≤5 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.iowaattorneygeneral.gov