HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountLowContained

Washington State Bar Association

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 12, 2020

Filed

Dec 18, 2020

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Washington State Bar Association →

Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized computer code was detected on the mywsba.org site on November 12, 2020. Transactions from March 10 to November 12, 2020, involving payment card information were potentially acquired. WSBA disabled the site, engaged forensic investigators, and reported the matter to the FBI.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 247 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Mar 10, 2020

Begins

Nov 12, 2020

Discovered

Dec 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

13 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

Washington State AGbd_715c472c2c0c519e2020-12-18Candidate
Montana State AGbd_df3854c48aa4fdf62020-12-18Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_834c5d2e9d7b8af12020-12-21 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_81f61e810f02315c2020-12-23 · +5dVerified

Name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC
norm: lewis brisbois bisgaard smith

Name: Washington State Bar Association
norm: washington state bar
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 12, 2020
Breach occurred: Mar 10, 2020 – Nov 12, 2020
Undetected for: 247 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disabled the site
Engaged a digital forensic firm to assist in determining whether personal information may have been acquired without authorization
Reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Undertaken measures to enhance the security of the site, including extensive vulnerability testing
Changes made: Enhance the security of the site
Extensive vulnerability testing
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 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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Washington State AGDec 18 · first

Montana State AGDec 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 18 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Dec 18 (WA), last Dec 23 (MA) — a 5-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/washington-state-bar-association-20201218.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 18, 2020
Raw hash: c5d0e1fb7f1da20cc94f26ed2dbc284bfc4ddcfaa7a426a289ca7a6d786ea808

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC

Victim entityWashington State Bar Association

Incidentdiscovered Nov 12, 2020

Stated responseDisabled the site

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov