HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Bousquet Holstein PLLC

bd_684950ca7aa00353 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 25, 2023

Filed

Apr 29, 2024

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bousquet Holstein PLLC →2 incidents on file

Bousquet Holstein PLLC notified consumers of a security incident where an unauthorized actor accessed computer systems between September 25-27, 2023. The firm became aware of suspicious activity on September 25, 2023. The actor likely accessed and acquired certain files containing personal information. The firm engaged external cybersecurity specialists, notified federal law enforcement, and implemented additional security measures. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday31 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 217 days

Sep 25, 2023

Begins

Sep 25, 2023

Discovered

Apr 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1b3adac6ec3e11e02024-04-29Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_536837461e7f11de2024-04-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_c243ce49814f35642024-04-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e391a3f7a4d01e332024-04-29Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_ef36e2c3e73bfdee2024-04-29Verified

Name: Bousquet Holstein PLLC
norm: bousquet holstein
Domain: bhlawpllc.com

Name: Bousquet Holstein PLLC
norm: bousquet holstein
Domain: bhlawpllc.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 25, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 25, 2023 – Sep 27, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding notice of this incident to regulators where required

During the incident: Took steps to confirm the security of our systems
Began a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Conducted a thorough review of the files likely affected to determine whether they contained any sensitive information
Implemented additional security measures to mitigate risk associated with this incident and to help prevent similar future incidents
Providing notice of this incident to potentially impacted individuals and to regulators where required
Changes made: Review and enhance our existing policies and procedures relating to data protection and security
Implemented additional security measures to mitigate risk associated with this incident and to help prevent similar future incidents
Providing 12 months of complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Cyberscout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(217 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGApr 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 29 · first

Maine State AGApr 29 · first

Indiana State AGApr 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 29 · first

Vermont State AGApr 29 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-04-29-bousquet-holstein-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 29, 2024
Raw hash: 4e0f32b097418f24861757c5612de2948ee6825d7699525b60e7229b06230b78

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBousquet Holstein PLLC

Victim entityBousquet Holstein PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 25, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to confirm the security of our systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov