HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC

bd_49c8d45fb0b69ebc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 7, 2023

Filed

Aug 18, 2023

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC →2 incidents on file

Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC reported a January 7, 2023 network security incident where an unauthorized party gained access to the network. One New Hampshire resident was notified on August 3, 2023. Personal information was potentially exposed. The firm engaged forensic investigators, reported to law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 223 days

Jan 7, 2023

Discovered

Aug 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

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_b832a8ee8303311e2023-08-22 · +4dVerified

Name: Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC
norm: foster swift collins smith

Name: Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC
norm: foster swift collins smith
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 7, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately shut off all access to the network
Engaged a specialized third-party forensic incident response firm
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Reviewed and altered its policies and procedures relating to the security of its systems and servers and applicant information processing
Extended to potentially impacted individuals an offer for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Cyberscout
Changes made: Remediated the vulnerability
Implemented measures to strengthen the security of our network environment even more going forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(223 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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New Hampshire State AGAug 18 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/foster-swift-collins-smith-20230818.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 18, 2023
Raw hash: 6c4c50e57f018a64fbc8e7edc85a76edb3bc33a7bed3644631b83648d88e9118

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFoster Swift Collins & Smith PC

Victim entityFoster Swift Collins & Smith PC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 7, 2023

Stated responseImmediately shut off all access to the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov