MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

PMA Financial Network, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 12, 2023

Filed

Oct 26, 2023

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

2391 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PMA Financial Network, LLC →

PMA Financial Network, LLC reported a ransomware incident on June 12, 2023, discovered on October 12, 2023. The breach affected 239 individuals, including one Maine resident. Personal information, specifically Social Security Numbers, was compromised. PMA provided 12 months of Equifax Complete Premier identity protection services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 12, 2023 → Filed with AG Oct 26, 202314d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 122 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Jun 12, 2023

Begins

Oct 12, 2023

Discovered

Oct 26, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_189c31c8c6ca30282023-10-26Verified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: PMA Financial Network, LLC
norm: pma financial network
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 12, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 12, 2023
Undetected for: 122 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 26, 2023
Affected individuals: 239state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 Months membership of Equifax CompleteTM Premier
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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: Oct 12, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Oct 26, 2023
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 12, 2023 → Filed with AG: Oct 26, 2023	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Vermont State AGOct 26 · first

Maine State AGOct 26 · 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-a1252b4f8318/2223a104-3ada-4a66-9526-b352897749ab.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 26, 2023
Raw hash: 11a02b9abf1c3d43b467f755be932c5c9f9c83cecbac7e466bae91cad5c15cb1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityPMA Financial Network, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 12, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov