HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

The CCIM Institute

bd_ea4c8e5ac5ff7440 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 3, 2025

Filed

Jan 24, 2025

To disclose

21 days

Affected · nationwide

1,7542 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The CCIM Institute →

The CCIM Institute reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring July 12-13, 2024, discovered Jan 3, 2025. 1,754 individuals affected, including 2 Maine residents. Data exposed: names, SSNs, payment card info. Notices sent Jan 24, 2025. Credit monitoring offered via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 3, 2025 → Filed with AG Jan 24, 202521d ✓ ME AG ≤30d21 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 · 175 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Jul 12, 2024

Begins

Jan 3, 2025

Discovered

Jan 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_32e0da482b2a4a092025-01-24Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_76b813a37a9919b62025-01-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9fb91ca0c53f816a2025-01-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_da3b0c62a4cd52462025-01-24Candidate

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Maryland State AGbd_b45f3d91ca77f5672025-11-13 · +293dVerified

Name: The CCIM Institute
norm: the ccim institute
Domain: ccim.com

Name: The CCIM Institute
norm: the ccim institute
Domain: ccim.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 3, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 12, 2024 – Jul 13, 2024
Undetected for: 175 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,754state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond
Assessed the security of The CCIM Institute systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months, through Experian
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed security policies and procedures
Implementing additional security measures designed to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 21d
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: Jan 3, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jan 24, 2025
21d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 3, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jan 24, 2025	21d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGJan 24 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 24 · first

Indiana State AGJan 24 · first

Maine State AGJan 24 · first · this page

Maryland State AG+293d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (NH), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 293-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/f21d7bfd-3f57-4119-96e3-ff2e67893fdf.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 24, 2025
Raw hash: f0e57910463da31243507d6083d76075490c6fcce381882130ac579da23e96c9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe CCIM Institute

Victim entityThe CCIM Institute

Incidentdiscovered Jan 3, 2025

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov