HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

LaMear and Rapert

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 18, 2024

Filed

Jan 17, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4,0622 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for LaMear and Rapert →

LaMear and Rapert, a financial services firm, reported an external system breach (hacking) on October 23, 2024, discovered on December 18, 2024. The incident affected 4,062 individuals nationwide, including 2 Maine residents. Personal information, including names and government identifiers, was accessed. The firm engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, notified law enforcement, and offered Equifax Credit Watch Gold to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 18, 2024 → Filed with AG Jan 17, 202530d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 56 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Oct 23, 2024

Begins

Dec 18, 2024

Discovered

Jan 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_604ecfa3f40e107b2025-01-17Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c1b22e927845bf402025-01-17Verified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: LaMear and Rapert
norm: lamear and rapert
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 18, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 23, 2024
Undetected for: 56 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 4,062state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Contained and secured the network
Eradicated the threat
Alerted law enforcement
Working very closely with third-party cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive and comprehensive review of the impacted files
Changes made: Reviewed and revised information security practices
Implemented additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 18, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 17, 2025
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 18, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 17, 2025	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Nebraska State AGJan 17 · first

Indiana State AGJan 17 · first

Maine State AGJan 17 · first · this page

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.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/8ca1c824-7ba1-472c-8771-53b0183f4d04.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 17, 2025
Raw hash: edaebaa98f3f6e2a06032cd46f0ce63ecda7fdbf5fd3869b95ae497b8dc67ea5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityLaMear and Rapert

Incidentdiscovered Dec 18, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov