HackingFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumResolved

Loren D. Stark Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 4, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for Loren D. Stark Company →

Loren D. Stark Company (LDS), a retirement plan consulting firm, detected unauthorized access to certain systems within its network environment. Files were potentially accessed or acquired on October 18, 2022. A forensic investigation concluded on June 16, 2023, determining that full names and Social Security numbers of certain individuals may have been exposed. Affected individuals were offered Equifax Credit Watch Gold credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Oct 18, 2022

Begins

Jun 16, 2023

Scope determined

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0a7f3bb681c6228e2023-08-04Verified
Vermont State AGbd_2f0d72e5b8344ef32023-08-04Verified
Maine State AGbd_e4474ca6b746f53a2023-08-04Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_a06d159a925776c22023-08-05 · +1dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_9d59217bd4ac2f772023-08-11 · +7dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8970579e7ce93abb2023-08-22 · +18dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fb66f822dc8082402023-08-23 · +19dVerified by operator

Name: Loren D. Stark Company
norm: loren d stark

Name: Loren D. Stark Company
norm: loren d stark
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Oct 18, 2022
Materiality determined: Jun 16, 2023
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Secured the network environment
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with third-party cybersecurity professionals
Conducted a thorough and detailed forensic investigation and comprehensive manual document review of the files potentially involved in the incident
Established a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line ([REDACTED-PHONE]) to respond to questions surrounding the incident
Providing access to credit monitoring and identity protection services through Equifax Credit Watch Gold
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Taken steps to further protect unauthorized access to individual records
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGAug 4 · first

Vermont State AGAug 4 · first

Maine State AGAug 4 · first

California State AGAug 4 · first · this page

Montana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+18d

South Carolina State AG+19d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (IN), last Aug 23 (SC) — a 19-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-571365
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2023
Raw hash: 7be77d8942a2111c6f23d306fd32a5d6ce4b381abd618859534f2e14fc3d51be

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLoren D. Stark Company

Victim entityLoren D. Stark Company

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseSecured the network environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov