HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Weiss

bd_1a1ed27ae4031be5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 27, 2021

Filed

Jun 18, 2021

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Weiss →2 incidents on file

Weiss & Company notified Montana clients of a data breach discovered on April 27, 2021, where an unauthorized party accessed internal servers. Exposed data likely included PII, SSNs, and banking info. The company engaged forensic experts, enhanced security, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 52 days

Apr 27, 2021

Discovered

Jun 18, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Weiss
norm: weiss
Domain: weissandco.com

Name: Weiss
norm: weiss
Domain: weissandco.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 27, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 18, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to shut down access to the devices
Engaged third-party expert assistance to help us investigate, evaluate and respond to the situation
Made immediate enhancements to our systems, security and practices
Engaged industry experts to assist us in conducting a full review of our security practices and systems
Providing you with access to Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring* services at no charge
Changes made: Made immediate enhancements to our systems, security and practices
Engaged industry experts to assist us in conducting a full review of our security practices and systems to ensure that appropriate security protocols are in place
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(52 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/weissSamp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 18, 2021
Raw hash: 37f1820b960981cf5f356f915f1672033a7b1f71d87b60e41eaa698c40b0169c

Reporting entityWeiss

Victim entityWeiss

Incidentdiscovered Apr 27, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to shut down access to the devices

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov