HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

ChurchShield

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 14, 2023

Filed

Jan 3, 2025

To disclose

16 months

Affected

14state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ChurchShield →2 incidents on file

ChurchShield, a provider of accounting, tax, and payroll services to churches, notified the Maryland AG of unauthorized network access between Aug 26 and Sep 14, 2023. Investigation concluded Dec 1, 2024, revealing exfiltration of names, SSNs, bank accounts, and DOBs for ~14 Maryland residents. ChurchShield engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and offered credit monitoring.

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Maryland clock✗ MD AG >90d16 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 · 19 days

discovery → filing · 16 months / 477 days

Aug 26, 2023

Begins

Sep 14, 2023

Discovered

Jan 3, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+50 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_f1d026727f6b3ef12025-01-03Verified
Maine State AGbd_93ad24215f0327182024-12-29 · +5dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_1d245061090390282024-12-27 · +7dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_cb6b5cd1268d8eb72024-12-27 · +7dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: ChurchShield
norm: churchshield
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 26, 2023 – Sep 14, 2023
Undetected for: 19 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 14state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification
Offering the affected residents whose Social Security numbers were impacted complimentary memberships with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 months(477 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MD AG >90d
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGDec 27 · first

Indiana State AGDec 27 · first

Maine State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Maryland State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 27 (VT), last Jan 3 (MD) — a 7-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-376296.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 3, 2025
Raw hash: ea93f7fc2b247962bdfe91575d72fdaa78a6035cc6beba6ee0943c2810ed9baa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityChurchShield

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceMD AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov