HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

VLP Copenhaver Espino

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 18, 2024

Filed

Jan 31, 2025

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for VLP Copenhaver Espino →

VLP Copenhaver Espino, a law firm, notified Maryland AG that unauthorized access to its network between May 27 and Sept 18, 2024, may have exposed the names and SSNs of one Maryland resident. The firm engaged forensic investigators, secured the environment, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Maryland clock✗ MD AG >90d19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 114 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 135 days

May 27, 2024

Begins

Sep 18, 2024

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: VLP Copenhaver Espino
norm: vlp copenhaver espino
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 18, 2024
Breach occurred: May 27, 2024 – Sep 18, 2024
Undetected for: 114 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jan 31, 2025
Notification sent: Jan 31, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the environment
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and document review
Located the most recent contact information for the affected residents
Providing notification of this incident
Offering a complimentary membership 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: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MD AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376280.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 31, 2025
Raw hash: 241ab5999a23c3455ac7187a5c00825f8e6f6990fd59c9a87b2400ca51b2a942

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityVLP Copenhaver Espino

Incidentdiscovered Sep 18, 2024

Stated responseSecured the environment

ComplianceMD AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov