HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Frost & Sullivan

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 8, 2023

Filed

Sep 5, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Frost & Sullivan →2 incidents on file

Frost & Sullivan, Inc. notified Montana residents of a cyber-attack on July 8, 2023, where an unauthorized individual accessed systems containing current and former employees' names and Social Security numbers. The incident is under investigation; the company implemented additional security measures and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Jul 8, 2023

Begins

Jul 8, 2023

Discovered

Sep 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_e41e7f31932eb7222023-07-28 · +39dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2d742979ea441e262023-09-05Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_407c587322cd89722023-09-05Verified
Maine State AGbd_e4520694f12512722023-09-05Verified
Vermont State AGbd_f51afad63d17b41e2023-09-05Verified

Name: Frost & Sullivan
norm: frost sullivan
Domain: frost.com

Name: Frost & Sullivan
norm: frost sullivan
Domain: frost.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 8, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Promptly began an investigation to determine what occurred
Took steps to assess and secure our network
Investigate the source of the attack
Implemented additional security measures as appropriate to further mitigate the recurrence of this type of event
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 24 months
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures as appropriate to further mitigate the recurrence of this type of event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 5 · first

Maine State AGSep 5 · first

Vermont State AGSep 5 · first

Montana State AGSep 5 · 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-640.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2023
Raw hash: 7f1f1e6026abd25e2d48fcc96c3edb03ba9f6877ecbf1f87685a22fdea6af3b7

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFrost & Sullivan

Victim entityFrost & Sullivan

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2023

Stated responsePromptly began an investigation to determine what occurred

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov