HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

PolkBeder LLC

bd_475dd42edbb51efa · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 28, 2017

Filed

May 8, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PolkBeder LLC →

PolkBeder, LLC notified clients of a data breach involving unauthorized access to its systems. The Ohio Department of Taxation alerted PolkBeder to suspicious tax returns filed in client names. Forensic investigation confirmed external access but could not confirm data removal. PolkBeder notified the FBI and Ohio Dept of Taxation, offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Mar 28, 2017

Discovered

May 8, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0d98c1ad1d3f0edc2017-05-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_192ade4b298300272017-05-15 · +7dVerified

Name: PolkBeder LLC
norm: polkbeder

Name: PolkBeder LLC
norm: polkbeder
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 28, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 11, 2017
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationCooperating with the investigation being conducted by the Ohio Department of Taxation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Hired an independent computer forensics firm to investigate the incident
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the Ohio Department of Taxation
Providing 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection and restoration services
Working with the computer forensics firm to implement additional data security
Changes made: Implementing additional data security to safeguard against unauthorized access to our system
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 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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New Hampshire State AGMay 8 · first

Montana State AGMay 8 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing May 8 (NH), last May 15 (MA) — 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/PolkBeder.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 8, 2017
Raw hash: d42d6da2e250470389fd08b270828ee8c9a37a8cf7c8d6a2d88b7ffa0e8a79dd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPolkBeder LLC

Victim entityPolkBeder LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 28, 2017

Stated responseHired an independent computer forensics firm to investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov