HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Waters & Kraus, LLP

bd_1eab7c847add3fe7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 15, 2020

Filed

Jan 13, 2021

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected

36state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Waters & Kraus, LLP →

Waters & Kraus, LLP notified individuals of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between Dec 5, 2019 and May 15, 2020. The attacker accessed accounts to obtain business information, but personal information of individuals was also exposed. The firm engaged a cybersecurity firm and enhanced security protocols. Affected data likely included names and contact info.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 162 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 243 days

Dec 5, 2019

Begins

May 15, 2020

Discovered

Jan 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_7d7e4c40b09958402021-01-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8bddbc21be35cf832021-01-13Verified
Maine State AGbd_c907af0451e3804d2021-01-13Verified
Washington State AGbd_e27825421d3081722021-01-13Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ebf691dc4f49bac92021-01-13Verified
Hawaii State AGbd_7cc5f3c2983e5d412021-01-14 · +1dVerified

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 15, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2019 – May 15, 2020
Undetected for: 162 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 36state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure the email environment
Engaged a cybersecurity firm to assist with the investigation
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance existing security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(243 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGJan 13 · first

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Maine State AGJan 13 · first

Washington State AGJan 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

Montana State AGJan 13 · first · this page

Hawaii State AG+1d

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/watersSamp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 13, 2021
Raw hash: 258a70939e1efe2cbf6bbe6eb4e0099be8051079a4d9ad7ab8ad64777508859e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Victim entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 15, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure the email environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov