HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Alford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 23, 2023

Filed

Aug 17, 2023

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Alford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC →2 incidents on file

Alford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized third party gained access to its network on February 23, 2023. The incident involved the acquisition of files containing names and other personal information. The firm engaged forensic investigators and is offering one year of Experian IdentityWorks. No evidence of fraud was found at the time of notification.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday25 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

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 175 days

Feb 23, 2023

Discovered

Aug 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Alford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC
norm: alford holloway and smith

Name: Alford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC
norm: alford holloway and smith
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 23, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began an internal investigation
Engaged a leading computer forensics firm to further examine our network
Offering you a complimentary one-year membership to Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implementing additional technical controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(175 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.

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/2023-08-17-alford-holloway-and-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: Aug 17, 2023
Raw hash: 2fc0d188c7c9d7da4511ec8031efed80657dd6807997d20244cfe46138b1bf02

Reporting entityAlford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC

Victim entityAlford, Holloway and Smith, PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 23, 2023

Stated responseBegan an internal investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov