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HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Steele Compliance

bd_509ef5e5c81e5d82 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 23, 2022

Filed

Feb 2, 2023

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Diligent Corporation notified Montana residents that Steele Compliance, a subsidiary acquired in Feb 2021, suffered unauthorized network access starting May 21, 2022. Diligent detected the breach on May 23, 2022, and contained it by May 24. Later, files posted by the attacker revealed additional personal data was accessed. Diligent engaged outside experts, enhanced security controls, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days
discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 255 days

May 21, 2022

Begins

May 23, 2022

Discovered

Feb 2, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGJun 22 · first
Massachusetts State AGJun 22 · first
Maine State AGJun 22 · first
Montana State AG+225d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 22 (IN), last Feb 2 (MT) — a 225-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.