HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Creese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 23, 2023

Filed

Sep 25, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Creese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC →

Creese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC notified individuals of a security incident where unauthorized access occurred between June 19-23, 2023. Personal information, including names, DOBs, and SSNs, may have been viewed or copied. The firm engaged forensic specialists, reported to law enforcement, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Jun 19, 2023

Begins

Jun 23, 2023

Discovered

Sep 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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_65903cfb3dcdf7672023-09-25Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ec3f96068543c7fa2023-09-25Verified

Name: Creese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC
norm: creese smith hune

Name: Creese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC
norm: creese smith hune
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 23, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 19, 2023 – Jun 23, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 25, 2023
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this event to federal law enforcement and government regulators where required
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Conducted a thorough review of the potentially impacted files
Reported this event to federal law enforcement and government regulators where required
Offering you access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Review and further enhance these protections as part of our ongoing commitment to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 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 AGSep 25 · first

Indiana State AGSep 25 · first

Montana State AGSep 25 · 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-717.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 25, 2023
Raw hash: 8098dcbcbd7433ab7330318ecd66a39e6c119f8a43699b74edf18dcbb3519814

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCreese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC

Victim entityCreese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 23, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov