HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 5, 2021

Filed

Oct 5, 2021

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP →

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP notified affected individuals of unauthorized access to specific computer systems between April 2-3, 2021. The firm discovered suspicious activity on April 5, 2021, and confirmed the incident on August 24, 2021. The breach involved names and government IDs. The firm engaged third-party forensic specialists and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 183 days

Apr 2, 2021

Begins

Apr 5, 2021

Discovered

Oct 5, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3ec64626bcb1a3462021-10-05Verified
Maine State AGbd_cb9662b0a8886ba92021-10-05Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_eeeaf1b51fc3dd832021-10-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_1d976fb8610c91bc2021-10-12 · +7dVerified

Name: Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
norm: coughlin gerhart
Domain: cglawoffices.com

Name: Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
norm: coughlin gerhart
Domain: cglawoffices.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 2, 2021 – Apr 3, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 7state-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: Commenced an investigation to confirm the nature and scope of the incident
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Providing you with access to twenty-four (24) months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian at no cost
Changes made: Taking steps to implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(183 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 AGOct 5 · first

Maine State AGOct 5 · first

Indiana State AGOct 5 · first

Montana State AGOct 5 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Oct 5 (MA), last Oct 12 (NH) — a 7-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-16.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 5, 2021
Raw hash: f99d9d8a922e6769d6440155ffaf81ba0eedcd0aa75e44a6395a877fd3a20695

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCoughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Victim entityCoughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Apr 5, 2021

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to confirm the nature and scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov