HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)HighContained

Riley Pope & Laney LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 12, 2024

Filed

Feb 12, 2025

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,6994 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

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Riley Pope & Laney, LLC experienced an external system breach (hacking) between August 11-12, 2024. Unauthorized access resulted in the potential exposure of names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account info, and medical data for 7,699 individuals. The breach was discovered on August 12, 2024, and notifications were sent to affected individuals on February 12, 2025. The firm engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 12, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 12, 2025184d ✗ ME AG >90d26 weeks 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 · 26 weeks / 184 days

Aug 11, 2024

Begins

Aug 12, 2024

Discovered

Feb 12, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecicada3301bd_e9bd630dd78c4f152024-08-14 · +182dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maryland State AGbd_09a5c4d47e114ef32025-02-12Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_36844e1603c5b30c2025-02-12Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_535ae6ac4dd71bc72025-02-12Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_b926ffe984f3cfb42025-02-12Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_e6784912f7512be32025-02-12Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_f024a7ce146e49d52025-02-12Verified

Name: Riley Pope & Laney LLC
norm: riley pope laney
Domain: rplfirm.com

Name: Riley Pope & Laney LLC
norm: riley pope laney
Domain: rplfirm.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 12, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 11, 2024 – Aug 12, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 12, 2025
Affected individuals: 7,699state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProvided written notice of this incident to state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Moved quickly to secure its environment
Undertook a comprehensive review of the data at risk
Notified federal law enforcement
Implemented additional security measures
Provided individuals with access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice of this incident to state regulators
Provided written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Secured its network
Strengthened its security posture moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(184 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 184dME resident >60d · 184d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 12, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 12, 2025
184d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 12, 2024
→ Notified: Feb 12, 2025
184d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 12, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 12, 2025	184d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 12, 2024 → Notified: Feb 12, 2025	184d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maryland State AGFeb 12 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 12 · first

Montana State AGFeb 12 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 12 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 12 · first

South Carolina State AGFeb 12 · first

Maine State AGFeb 12 · first · this page

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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/d3ee19c8-743d-49fd-8e7c-43a0c1685a6f.html
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Filed at: Feb 12, 2025
Raw hash: d090a10a39ac320d84669bdfca683addb557bdc84db7f6ca778fe52a1a3baaaa

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRiley Pope & Laney LLC

Victim entityRiley Pope & Laney LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 12, 2024

Stated responseInitiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov