HackingFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

McCarthy & Holthus

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 7, 2023

Filed

Jan 16, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for McCarthy & Holthus →

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP and its affiliate Quality Loan Service Corporation experienced unauthorized access to their network between October 1 and October 8, 2023. The incident was discovered on October 7, 2023. Affected data includes names, Social Security numbers, loan numbers, and other personal information. The company engaged third-party forensics, notified law enforcement, and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 101 days

Oct 1, 2023

Begins

Oct 7, 2023

Discovered

Jan 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_b9c58c1fde07b9952024-01-16Verified
Oregon State AGbd_2b497665999faa9b2023-12-08 · +39dCandidate

Name: McCarthy & Holthus
norm: mccarthy holthus

Name: McCarthy & Holthus
norm: mccarthy holthus
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2023 – Oct 8, 2023
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensics specialists
Reported the event to law enforcement
Offering access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services for twenty-four (24) months from Cyberscout through Identity Force, a TransUnion company
Changes made: Taking steps to implement additional safeguards related to data privacy and security
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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Oregon State AGDec 8 · first

Washington State AG+39d

California State AG+39d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 8 (OR), last Jan 16 (CA) — a 39-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-579456
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 16, 2024
Raw hash: 0111b5eaf1d8bfad110d2cc6d0d40c2bd2d2e18dfd3c1e5fdfdf73dd86a3183e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcCarthy & Holthus

Victim entityMcCarthy & Holthus

Incidentdiscovered Oct 7, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov