HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Waters & Kraus, LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 13, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Waters & Kraus, LLP →

Waters & Kraus LLP experienced unauthorized access to certain employee email accounts between December 5, 2019, and May 15, 2020. An unauthorized party accessed the accounts, potentially viewing emails and attachments containing personal information of individuals associated with companies the firm does business with. The firm engaged a cybersecurity firm, secured the email environment, and reviewed account contents. Affected individuals were offered one year of complimentary identity theft protection.

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Incident timeline

Dec 5, 2019

Begins

Jan 13, 2021

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1eab7c847add3fe72021-01-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8bddbc21be35cf832021-01-13Verified
Maine State AGbd_c907af0451e3804d2021-01-13Verified
Washington State AGbd_e27825421d3081722021-01-13Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ebf691dc4f49bac92021-01-13Verified
Hawaii State AGbd_7cc5f3c2983e5d412021-01-14 · +1dVerified

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus

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

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2019 – May 15, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure the email environment
Engaged a cybersecurity firm to assist with the investigation
Conducted a thorough review of the contents of the email accounts involved
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Experian’s IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance existing security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGJan 13 · first

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Maine State AGJan 13 · first

Washington State AGJan 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

California State AGJan 13 · first · this page

Hawaii State AG+1d

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Leak-site claim

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Press / market report

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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/sb24-198514
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 13, 2021
Raw hash: 1caa8fa8daf0d410c3df7f90070060cc9b929d12a55a76a304d2267181b881ba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Victim entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseTook steps to secure the email environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov