MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Burdette, Smith, & Bish

bd_035864956946f7df · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 2, 2017

Filed

Jul 14, 2017

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

32state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Burdette, Smith, & Bish →

Burdette Smith & Bish LLC (BSB) issued a supplemental notice to the NH Attorney General regarding a ransomware incident. Unauthorized access began March 23, 2017; discovered April 2, 2017. 32 NH residents notified. Data included names, SSNs, DOBs, and financial info. BSB engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 10 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 103 days

Mar 23, 2017

Begins

Apr 2, 2017

Discovered

Jul 14, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6211405159f4bce12017-07-14Verified
Oregon State AGbd_ad2bfc08bc6132272017-07-14Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_5105f20c18770d152017-06-26 · +18dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b023417607442bd92017-06-26 · +18dVerified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: Burdette, Smith, & Bish
norm: burdette smith bish
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 2, 2017
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2017
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 26, 2017
Affected individuals: 32state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began an investigation
Reset passwords
Removed the server from the system
Restored data from backups
Hired a leading cybersecurity firm to assist in the investigation
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Enhanced the security of its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(103 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 26 · first

Massachusetts State AG+18d

Oregon State AG+18d

New Hampshire State AG+18d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 26 (MA), last Jul 14 (NH) — a 18-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/burdette-smith-bish-20170714.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 14, 2017
Raw hash: 75432cb9607dd4ddfe0f63307177ff8309adc5e85ce5177874535df6802e1675

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityBurdette, Smith, & Bish

Incidentdiscovered Apr 2, 2017

Stated responseBegan an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov