HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Haworth & Company, Ltd

bd_17427e78e7d5f79e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 30, 2021

Filed

Jul 30, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Haworth & Company, Ltd →3 incidents on file

Haworth & Company, Ltd notified clients that an unauthorized third party accessed their network between April 6-26, 2021, leading to fraudulent tax filings. The breach was discovered on June 30, 2021. Personal information including names, SSNs, and DOBs was likely accessed. Haworth notified the IRS, engaged forensic investigators, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 85 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Apr 6, 2021

Begins

Jun 30, 2021

Discovered

Jul 30, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Haworth & Company, Ltd
norm: haworth
Domain: haworthco.com

Name: Haworth & Company, Ltd
norm: haworth
Domain: haworthco.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 30, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 6, 2021 – Apr 26, 2021
Undetected for: 85 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Internal Revenue ServiceIRS is monitoring all of our client’s returns
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified the Internal Revenue Service
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Changes made: Participating in the IRS Identity Protection (IP) PIN Program
Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/notificationLetter-7.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 30, 2021
Raw hash: fb1aad130e710b7840f5f846406359fd097c30cfa9725e126310fe5eefb4b93c

Reporting entityHaworth & Company, Ltd

Victim entityHaworth & Company, Ltd

Incidentdiscovered Jun 30, 2021

Stated responseNotified the Internal Revenue Service

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov