HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Smyser Kaplan & Veselka

bd_15c1d8b55d6f671f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

Jul 5, 2023

To disclose

44 weeks

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

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Smyser Kaplan & Veselka notified affected individuals in July 2023 that an unauthorized actor accessed their network around September 26, 2022. Suspicious activity was first detected in September 2022. The firm engaged forensic specialists and reported the incident to the FBI. Impacted data likely includes names and other PII. Credit monitoring services were offered.

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Incident timeline

Sep 26, 2022

Begins

Jul 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_1a61f7c237d5c11d2023-07-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9fb33156d89451252023-07-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_d69998c96dda71d62023-07-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cf25679c63b075ec2023-07-10 · +5dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_b9fa6bdc9e01a30b2023-06-05 · +30dCandidate

Name: Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
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Name: Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
norm: smyser kaplan veselka
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 10state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reporting the activity to the FBI
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated a comprehensive investigation with assistance from external computer forensic specialists
Reporting the activity to the FBI
Offering complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 44 weeks(307 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJun 5 · first

Maine State AG+30d

Massachusetts State AG+30d

Indiana State AG+30d

Montana State AG+30d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+35d

Pattern: first filing Jun 5 (VT), last Jul 10 (NH) — a 35-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-398.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 5, 2023
Raw hash: 78c4030c8f8aea6d7cded59a39cc9b6ee0c61580bc9e0a8816bab5a637907290

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySmyser Kaplan & Veselka

Victim entitySmyser Kaplan & Veselka

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2022

Stated responseInitiated a comprehensive investigation with assistance from external computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov