HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Erickson Demel & Associates, PLLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 14, 2023

Filed

Mar 8, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Erickson Demel & Associates, PLLC →

Erickson Demel & Associates, PLLC notified Montana residents of a data incident. On Jan 9, 2023, an unauthorized actor accessed a user account via a cyberattack, obtaining personal info (name, etc.) from a cloud file system. Discovered Jan 14, 2023. No evidence of misuse. Affected individuals offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Jan 9, 2023

Begins

Jan 14, 2023

Discovered

Mar 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_805ed0ce6c01a1142023-03-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_dde797c90f5143572023-03-08Verified
Maine State AGbd_f33c6036854ad3492023-03-08Verified

Name: Erickson Demel & Associates, PLLC
norm: erickson demel associates

Name: Erickson Demel & Associates, PLLC
norm: erickson demel associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 9, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 8, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the IRSNotified State Tax AgenciesNotified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Secured our network
Remediated this account
Implemented measures to enhance the security of our systems
Notified the IRS, State Tax Agencies, and law enforcement of the incident
Investigated the incident with the assistance of forensics experts
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 8 · first

Indiana State AGMar 8 · first

Maine State AGMar 8 · first

Montana State AGMar 8 · first · this page

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/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-102.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2023
Raw hash: f3e426f845b0f404b193cfe537032546bb970afdcfb4e6bcd372b8044179b40c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityErickson Demel & Associates, PLLC

Victim entityErickson Demel & Associates, PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 14, 2023

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov