MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 17, 2024

Filed

Sep 11, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP →

Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP notified Montana residents of a July 17, 2024 incident where a threat actor copied files and encrypted the database. Compromised data included names, DOBs, addresses, SSNs. The firm engaged forensic specialists, secured systems, and offered 12 months of IDX identity protection. No fraudulent misuse confirmed.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Jul 17, 2024

Discovered

Sep 11, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

10 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

Indiana State AGbd_b577f68b3dfac7e12024-09-11Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_1bafdaac676769752024-09-12 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_3e231e78543fc7ca2024-09-18 · +7dVerified

Name: Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP
norm: zeiger tigges little

Name: Zeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP
norm: zeiger tigges little
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 17, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Launched an extensive investigation, aided by third party computer forensic specialists
Secure our systems
Restore access to the information
Investigate what happened
Reviewed our internal data management and protocols
Implemented enhanced security measures
Implemented additional safeguards to improve data security on our web server infrastructure
Ensuring that all personally assigned portable computers utilize encryption software for patient data protection
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent this type of incident from recurring
Implemented additional safeguards to improve data security on our web server infrastructure
Ensuring that all personally assigned portable computers utilize encryption software for patient data protection
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 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 AGSep 11 · first

Montana State AGSep 11 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Sep 11 (IN), last Sep 18 (VT) — a 7-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1673.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 11, 2024
Raw hash: 15299c8b5d07c5425824c710cf976390b4a0d175465b1ff4e1463b27a89452fa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityZeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP

Victim entityZeiger, Tigges & Little, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jul 17, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an extensive investigation, aided by third party computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov