MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 17, 2024

Filed

Sep 18, 2024

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP →

Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP notified consumers of a July 17, 2024 incident where a threat actor copied files and encrypted the database. Compromised data included names, DOBs, addresses, phone numbers, and SSNs. The firm engaged forensic specialists, secured systems, and offered 12 months of IDX identity protection services.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Jul 17, 2024

Discovered

Sep 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1bafdaac676769752024-09-12 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_79cba145c138e5272024-09-11 · +7dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_b577f68b3dfac7e12024-09-11 · +7dVerified

Name: Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP
norm: zeiger tigges little

Name: Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP
norm: zeiger tigges little
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 17, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 18, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Launched an extensive investigation, aided by third party computer forensic specialists
Secure our systems
Restore access to the information
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company
Changes made: Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent this type of incident from recurring
Implemented additional safeguards to improve data security on our web server infrastructure
Ensuring that all personally assigned portable computers utilize encryption software for patient data protection
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGSep 11 · first

Indiana State AGSep 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 11 (MT), last Sep 18 (VT) — 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-09-18-zeiger-tigges-little-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 18, 2024
Raw hash: 4a97698dc337e9685f58b2685c152987f080b12cdd1d0e498b61485f6b791652

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityZeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP

Victim entityZeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jul 17, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an extensive investigation, aided by third party computer forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov