MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 29, 2023

Filed

Feb 15, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc. →

Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc. disclosed a ransomware incident occurring between October 11 and October 29, 2023. The breach potentially exposed names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The firm engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of TransUnion credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday16 weeks 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 · 18 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Oct 11, 2023

Begins

Oct 29, 2023

Discovered

Feb 15, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

A leak claim by donutleaks about this victim predates this filing by 83 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedonutleaksbd_446d02ec67b402d32023-11-24 · +83dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6079347e4cb3a9722024-02-23 · +8dVerified by operator

Name: Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.
norm: albert righter tittmann architects
Domain: artarchitects.com

Name: Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.
norm: albert righter tittmann architects
Domain: artarchitects.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 29, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 11, 2023 – Oct 29, 2023
Undetected for: 18 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 15, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged a national cybersecurity firm to assist in assessing the scope of the incident
Took steps to mitigate the potential impact to our community
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Evaluating opportunities to further secure our systems to prevent a similar event from occurring again in the future
Arranged for you to activate, at no cost to you, TransUnion credit monitoring
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(109 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Vermont State AGFeb 15 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Feb 15 (VT), last Feb 23 (MA) — a 8-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-02-15-albert-righter-tittmann-architects-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 15, 2024
Raw hash: 4027a76f11a43e2d1ef8ad70e203e3de5a9d643d75e20ec697beb6bb713d1b80

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlbert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.

Victim entityAlbert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 29, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov