HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Payroll Select Services, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 7, 2023

Filed

Apr 12, 2024

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Payroll Select Services, LLC →

Payroll Select Services, LLC notified Montana residents of a September 7, 2023 cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to sensitive personal information including names, DOBs, SSNs, and financial data. PSS engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, reconfigured networks, and provided credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 218 days

Sep 7, 2023

Begins

Sep 7, 2023

Discovered

Apr 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

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

New Hampshire State AGbd_47a5b7bded4798722024-04-16 · +4dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_bb8495aef4c5e2dd2024-03-28 · +15dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_dd194a5d479a11902024-03-28 · +15dVerified

Name: Payroll Select Services, LLC
norm: payroll select

Name: Payroll Select Services, LLC
norm: payroll select
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 7, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Reset passwords
Deployed additional monitoring services
Reconfigured certain portions of its network
Reviewing training and updating policies and procedures as well as employee trainings
Provided access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Provided proactive fraud assistance through TransUnion/Identity Force
Changes made: Reconfigured certain portions of its network
Reviewing training and updating policies and procedures
Updating employee trainings
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(218 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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Vermont State AGMar 28 · first

Indiana State AGMar 28 · first

Montana State AG+15d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+19d

Pattern: first filing Mar 28 (VT), last Apr 16 (NH) — a 19-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-1281.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 12, 2024
Raw hash: 7d2d7e5e27c8e4bb0628f29c6e52d292128bdf0ef09a00c79ceb2ca8b65366bb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPayroll Select Services, LLC

Victim entityPayroll Select Services, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 7, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov