HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Hall, Noble & Druce, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 8, 2020

Filed

Sep 30, 2020

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

16state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Hall, Noble & Druce, P.C. →

Hall, Noble & Druce, P.C. notified clients of a cybersecurity attack occurring between June 24 and July 8, 2020. Unauthorized access to systems containing client PII (names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, tax IDs) was confirmed. The firm engaged third-party experts, notified the IRS, and provided one year of credit monitoring. This is a follow-up notice; individual impact could not be confirmed at the time of this letter.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 14 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 84 days

Jun 24, 2020

Begins

Jul 8, 2020

Discovered

Sep 30, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9945a7849f8351582020-10-01 · +1dVerified

Name: Hall, Noble & Druce, P.C.
norm: hall noble druce

Name: Hall, Noble & Druce, P.C.
norm: hall noble druce
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2020
Breach occurred: Jun 24, 2020 – Jul 8, 2020
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 28, 2020
Affected individuals: 16state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: contacted the Internal Revenue Service
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Promptly contacted the Internal Revenue Service
Engaged third party experts to assist with remediation efforts
Review the scope of the incident
Taken steps to mitigate risk and ensure the threat actor is no longer in our systems
Changes made: Continue to assess our security policies and procedures
Implement precautions and safeguards as necessary to prevent future incidents
Providing an opportunity to enroll in a one year online credit monitoring service
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(84 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGSep 30 · first · this page

Massachusetts 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/Hall-Noble-Druce-Letter-to-MT-Adult.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 30, 2020
Raw hash: 6491f5d476a411a3e93e61e0afe6fa6a01deb1c231490a70123ed8650a32e6f6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHall, Noble & Druce, P.C.

Victim entityHall, Noble & Druce, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2020

Stated responsePromptly contacted the Internal Revenue Service

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov