HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 16, 2008

Filed

Jul 25, 2008

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP →3 incidents on file

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data breach involving its former vendor, Colt Express Outsourcing Services. On May 26, 2008, computers containing employee PII (names, SSNs, DOBs) were stolen during a break-in at Colt's Walnut Creek, CA office. Pillsbury discovered the incident on June 16, 2008, and sent notifications to 3 New Hampshire residents on July 29, 2008. The firm provided credit monitoring services via Kroll Inc.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

May 26, 2008

Begins

Jun 16, 2008

Discovered

Jul 25, 2008

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

Part of Colt Express Outsourcing Services, Inc. supply-chain incident (2008) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3 affectedView incident

Name: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
norm: pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman
Domain: pillsburylaw.com

Name: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
norm: pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman
Domain: pillsburylaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 16, 2008
Breach occurred: May 26, 2008
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 29, 2008
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Colt Express Outsourcing Services, Inc.
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Colt reported the theft to the Walnut Creek, California Police Department
Pillsbury terminated its relationship with Colt in 2002
Pillsbury engaged Kroll Inc. to provide ID TheftSmart service
Pillsbury provided notification to potentially affected individuals
Changes made: Pillsbury took additional measures to protect information regarding employees
Pillsbury worked with past and current vendors to fortify security practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/pillsbury-20080725.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2008
Raw hash: eb19b2615919168abda96875add8e67e3d0928143ffb91c7305cbd55c0174db2

Reporting entityPILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

Victim entityPILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jun 16, 2008

Stated responseColt reported the theft to the Walnut Creek, California Police Department

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov