HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Bernstein Companies

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 29, 2023

Filed

Apr 8, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Bernstein Companies →

The Bernstein Companies experienced a cybersecurity incident discovered on Dec 29, 2023, involving unauthorized access to employee and investor data. 2 New Hampshire residents were affected. TBC engaged forensic investigators, enhanced security controls (MFA, disabling RDP/PowerShell), and provided credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 101 days

Dec 29, 2023

Begins

Dec 29, 2023

Discovered

Apr 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_bc6364e26b19a7092024-04-04 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_c55b2a5f0313b5642024-04-04 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_e8e046cd635334fe2024-02-12 · +56dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: The Bernstein Companies
norm: the bernstein companies
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 29, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 29, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 2, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity incident response vendor to secure its network and conduct a forensic investigation
Posted a notice of the Incident on the homepage of its website
Published a notice of the Incident with The Baltimore Sun Daily
Engaged a third-party mailing vendor to assist with mailing notice letters to the affected individuals
Provided a ninety (90) day call center for individuals to contact
Provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Enhanced its network security
Added additional restrictions to access accounts
Implemented two factor authentication on all corporate accounts
Disabled remote desktop and remote PowerShell on all domain computers
Implemented additional security software, monitoring services, and protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(101 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 12 · first

Massachusetts State AG+52d

Montana State AG+52d

New Hampshire State AG+56d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 12 (IN), last Apr 8 (NH) — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/bernstein-companies-20240408.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 8, 2024
Raw hash: cd16332e63b59c392d24b92c0df071a6dcfe06542b4dc3911c0c73611a05584d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityThe Bernstein Companies

Incidentdiscovered Dec 29, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity incident response vendor to secure its network and conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov