HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Goodwin Partners, LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 23, 2025

Filed

Jan 15, 2026

To disclose

23 days

Affected · nationwide

3125 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Goodwin Partners, LLP →3 incidents on file

Goodwin Partners, LLP reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between August 28 and September 12, 2025. The incident was discovered on December 23, 2025. Approximately 312 individuals were affected, including 5 Maine residents. The data involved names and other personal identifiers. Goodwin engaged third-party forensic investigators, secured the network, and offered 12 months of IDX identity protection services to affected individuals.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date23 days 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 · 117 days

discovery → filing · 23 days

Aug 28, 2025

Begins

Dec 23, 2025

Discovered

Jan 15, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed312 affectedView incident

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Goodwin Partners, LLP
norm: goodwin partners
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 28, 2025 – Sep 12, 2025
Undetected for: 117 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 15, 2026
Affected individuals: 312state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Contained and secured the network
Worked very closely with third-party cybersecurity professionals
Offering you a complimentary 12-month membership of IDX credit monitoring
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 days(23 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d03e9630-c27c-4e8a-a661-32cbeda46e5e.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 15, 2026
Raw hash: d99b77fd5a3007bb2b5c0b8d809aa478f24dfa0414f48d6fe3d2d325bfa5275a

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityGoodwin Partners, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 23, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov