HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 7, 2023

Filed

Mar 17, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP →4 incidents on file

Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP (KEB) Marion, IL branch notified consumers of a cybersecurity incident. Unauthorized actors accessed the network between Jan 27 and Feb 7, 2023, potentially viewing or copying files containing names, SSNs, and banking info. KEB engaged forensic specialists, secured the network, implemented advanced threat detection, and notified law enforcement. 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian was offered. Investigation was ongoing at time of notice.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday5 weeks 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

undetected · 11 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Jan 27, 2023

Begins

Feb 7, 2023

Discovered

Mar 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_93429903c0f5503e2023-03-18 · +1dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_01af67a4919197c12023-03-17Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fb4c0e75881d7b4f2024-09-30 · +563dVerified

Name: Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP
norm: kerber eck braeckel

Name: Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP
norm: kerber eck braeckel
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 27, 2023 – Feb 7, 2023
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this event to federal law enforcement and appropriate privacy regulators where required
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Securing our network and determining what sensitive information may have been impacted
Implemented an advanced threat detection and response tool throughout our network
Reviewing existing policies and procedures related to data security
Reported this event to federal law enforcement and appropriate privacy regulators where required
Providing 12 months of complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented an advanced threat detection and response tool throughout our network
Reviewing existing policies and procedures related to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMar 17 · first

Vermont State AGMar 17 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+563d

Pattern: first filing Mar 17 (IN), last Sep 30 (NH) — a 563-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/2023-03-17-kerber-eck-braeckel-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 17, 2023
Raw hash: 344c4a5d6a6fdeead0db3c73cdf203f1b68a536af003610b75fd94872af61818

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP

Victim entityKerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP

Incidentdiscovered Feb 7, 2023

Stated responseSecuring our network and determining what sensitive information may have been impacted

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov