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

Smith Protective Management

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 2, 2021

Filed

Oct 20, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Smith Protective Management →

Smith Protective Management notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident discovered on August 2, 2021. Unauthorized access to the network resulted in the exposure of employee personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial account data. The company engaged cybersecurity specialists, reported the incident to law enforcement, and provided 12 months of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Aug 2, 2021

Discovered

Oct 20, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Indiana State AGbd_4aa835c42c7028fe2021-10-20Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_47dde9db34ac05322021-10-22 · +2dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3b4c67e97783e2132021-10-26 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ba2a74b4cf8aa8ec2021-10-26 · +6dVerified

Name: Smith Protective Management
norm: smith protective management
Domain: smithprotective.com

Name: Smith Protective Management
norm: smith protective management
Domain: smithprotective.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 2, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcementreporting to regulatory authorities, as required
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network and minimize any disruption to our operations
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident with the assistance of industry-leading cybersecurity specialists
Deployment of an advanced threat protection and monitoring tool
Reported this incident to law enforcement and are cooperating with their investigation
Offering you immediate access to identity monitoring services for 12 months at no cost to you, through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented cybersecurity measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 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 · 4 states

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Indiana State AGOct 20 · first

Montana State AGOct 20 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Maine State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Oct 20 (IN), last Oct 26 (ME) — a 6-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-Letter-30.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 20, 2021
Raw hash: 6666b7c57c85d08ea57dc028ba507aa73e22f03277530672ec8d2c9d454b92ea

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySmith Protective Management

Victim entitySmith Protective Management

Incidentdiscovered Aug 2, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network and minimize any disruption to our operations

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov