HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)HighContained

Waters & Kraus, LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 10, 2020

Filed

Jan 14, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,339state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Waters & Kraus, LLP →

Waters & Kraus LLP notified Hawaii OCP of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between Dec 5, 2019 and May 15, 2020. Investigation determined names, SSNs, gov IDs, financial accounts, and medical info were accessible for 1,339 Hawaii residents. Victim secured accounts, engaged cybersecurity firm, and offered 1-year Experian credit monitoring.

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Hawaii clock✓ HI CRA notice due5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 371 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Dec 5, 2019

Begins

Dec 10, 2020

Discovered

Jan 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1eab7c847add3fe72021-01-13 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_7d7e4c40b09958402021-01-13 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8bddbc21be35cf832021-01-13 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_c907af0451e3804d2021-01-13 · +1dVerified

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Washington State AGbd_e27825421d3081722021-01-13 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ebf691dc4f49bac92021-01-13 · +1dVerified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 10, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2019 – May 15, 2020
Undetected for: 371 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,339state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure the employees' email accounts
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Reviewed the contents of emails and attachments to identify individuals whose information may have been accessible
Mailing notification letters to Hawaii residents
Offering a one-year membership in complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HI CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGJan 13 · first

California State AGJan 13 · first

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Maine State AGJan 13 · first

Washington State AGJan 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

Hawaii State AG+1d · this page

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Leak-site claim

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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://web.archive.org/web/20211024101019id_/https://cca.hawaii.gov/ocp/files/2021/02/Waters-Krauss-LLP-OCP-2021-0087.pdf
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Filed at: Jan 14, 2021
Raw hash: 319a8cf750a41e1e46325e9c75979563e0c3654cc311a6473b8c31ab2da8e709

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 10, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure the employees' email accounts

ComplianceHI CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceweb.archive.org