HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowActive

Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates

bd_770ee1476a2d147f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 2, 2023

Filed

Apr 10, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates →3 incidents on file

Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates notified the NH Attorney General of unauthorized network access occurring between April 8 and May 1, 2022. The firm discovered the incident on March 2, 2023, after a forensic investigation revealed personal information of one NH resident was removed. Notification was sent April 5, 2023, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 328 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Apr 8, 2022

Begins

Mar 2, 2023

Discovered

Apr 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_f4bd67783db0ed672022-05-04 · +341dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_7d519b33298b1b752023-04-05 · +5dVerified
Montana State AGbd_ad1eb1a3c1ea77422023-04-05 · +5dCandidate

Name: Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
norm: horwitz horwitz associates
Domain: horwitzlaw.com

Name: Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
norm: horwitz horwitz associates
Domain: horwitzlaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 2, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2022 – May 1, 2022
Undetected for: 328 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing written notification of this incident
Offering complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 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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Indiana State AGApr 5 · first

Montana State AGApr 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 5 (IN), last Apr 10 (NH) — a 5-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/horwitz-horwitz-associates-20230410.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 10, 2023
Raw hash: 281d9a246f04ad37d36dc92b1ca8724e684d3ac5b0135f2d1ac70124974d156f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHorwitz, Horwitz & Associates

Victim entityHorwitz, Horwitz & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Mar 2, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov