HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)EmploymentMediumContained

Smith Freed & Eberhard

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 26, 2018

Filed

Sep 21, 2018

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Smith Freed & Eberhard →

Smith Freed & Eberhard, P.C. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a security incident discovered on July 26, 2018. The breach affected one NH resident, whose name, SSN, and earnings info were acquired without authorization. SFE engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI/IRS, and provided one year of Experian credit monitoring. Notification letters were mailed on Sept 21, 2018.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Jul 26, 2018

Discovered

Sep 21, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_570fe9f3d45fe4df2018-09-21Candidate
Oregon State AGbd_8b61bcb8abef39d32018-09-21Verified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: Smith Freed & Eberhard
norm: smith freed eberhard
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 26, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 21, 2018
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI, the IRS, and state taxing authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a leading cyber security and forensics firm to help contain and investigate the incident
Notified the FBI, the IRS, and state taxing authorities of the incident
Offering the individual a complimentary, one-year membership to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Providing a dedicated call center that customers can contact with any questions they may have
Changes made: Reviewing its information security policies and procedures and working to further improve its security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGSep 21 · first

Oregon State AGSep 21 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 21 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/smith-freed-eberhard-20180921.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 21, 2018
Raw hash: e82897f6fa322237463768467bd0b088ad369c81ee6a03ca79dddfb7f4b48d8c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entitySmith Freed & Eberhard

Incidentdiscovered Jul 26, 2018

Stated responseEngaged a leading cyber security and forensics firm to help contain and investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov