HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Daniel A. Eckman, PC

bd_0991fc1f00850f8c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 25, 2024

Filed

Feb 18, 2025

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

705state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Daniel A. Eckman, PC →

Daniel A. Eckman, PC reported a cyberattack on December 25, 2024, where an unauthorized actor accessed its server and copied files containing sensitive data including names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's license numbers, and financial account information. 705 Washington residents were notified on February 14, 2025. The firm engaged in investigation, provided 24 months of Experian credit monitoring, and notified regulators.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Dec 25, 2024

Begins

Dec 25, 2024

Discovered

Feb 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maryland State AGbd_fc10b9450b05496f2025-02-14 · +4dVerified

Name: Daniel A. Eckman, PC
norm: daniel a eckman

Name: Daniel A. Eckman, PC
norm: daniel a eckman
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 25, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 25, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 705state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthUnique private key
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of Eckman systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Provided access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through Experian
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Offering 24 months of complimentary monitoring services through Experian IdentityWorks
Advising individuals to report any suspected incidents of identity theft or fraud to their credit card company and/or bank
Providing information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing information on protecting against tax fraud
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maryland State AGFeb 14 · first

Washington State AG+4d · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA32343.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 18, 2025
Raw hash: 15191ac7619bf43e32556edf8571f1092ce43a8229270a567aea5786ba529a86

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDaniel A. Eckman, PC

Victim entityDaniel A. Eckman, PC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 25, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com