HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 25, 2025

Filed

Mar 10, 2026

To disclose

13 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC →

Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC, a law firm, disclosed a data security incident discovered on February 25, 2025. Suspicious activity on its network led to the copying of documents containing personal information. The firm notified the FBI, engaged cybersecurity specialists, and is offering credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 months 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 · 13 months / 378 days

Feb 25, 2025

Discovered

Mar 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+36 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2eb301f061c7c9c12026-03-10Candidate
Maine State AGbd_5de596b35ed93fd52026-03-10Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_641c03d4f03abeaa2026-03-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_73343a817e8757462026-03-10Candidate

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New Hampshire State AGbd_b92a9f24a528a3f12026-03-16 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0c4f3811d1ccf4b72026-03-17 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_03c5059d95a354fa2026-04-17 · +38dVerified
Texas State AGbd_5ccacb39f9b8310f2026-05-05 · +56dVerified

Name: Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC
norm: sprouse shrader smith

Name: Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC
norm: sprouse shrader smith
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI and local law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Disconnected systems
Notified the FBI and local law enforcement
Engaged independent cybersecurity specialists
Arranged for credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Changed all passwords
Added additional endpoint monitoring software
Implemented additional security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(378 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 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 · 9 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGMar 10 · first

Maine State AGMar 10 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 10 · first

Indiana State AGMar 10 · first

Vermont State AGMar 10 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+38d

Texas State AG+56d

Pattern: first filing Mar 10 (IN), last May 5 (TX) — a 56-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/2026-03-10-sprouse-shrader-smith-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2026
Raw hash: ec71e69c94a2a2b5edb8e051784871803ebcda3898fe254dedc671b1da3361ef

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

Victim entitySprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2025

Stated responseDisconnected systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov