HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

The Pifer Group

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 9, 2023

Filed

Mar 21, 2024

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

310state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Pifer Group →

The Pifer Group notified Montana residents of unauthorized network access occurring between August 4-9, 2023. The company engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists and reported the incident to federal law enforcement. Personal information, including names, may have been accessed. No actual misuse was detected.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 225 days

Aug 4, 2023

Begins

Aug 9, 2023

Discovered

Mar 21, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_632cac543d68ddce2024-03-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f93ad41861e040972024-03-21Verified

Name: The Pifer Group
norm: the pifer

Name: The Pifer Group
norm: the pifer
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 4, 2023 – Aug 9, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 310state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: reported this incident to federal law enforcementreporting to regulatory authorities, as required
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network and minimize any disruption to our operations
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Deployment of an advanced threat protection and monitoring tool
Reviewing existing security policies and implemented additional cybersecurity measures
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying potentially impacted individuals
Changes made: Implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(225 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 21 · first

Indiana State AGMar 21 · first

Montana State AGMar 21 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1213.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 21, 2024
Raw hash: 0156493f67a12ff21b22f0bd25b6f67b83ad0f9a24355389cdd203344dac6ab6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Pifer Group

Victim entityThe Pifer Group

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network and minimize any disruption to our operations

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov