HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Stanford, Munko & Co., PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 16, 2023

Filed

May 31, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stanford, Munko & Co., PLLC →

Stanford, Munko & Co., PLLC notified the NH AG of unauthorized network access on March 23, 2023, discovered April 16, 2023. Personal info of 4 NH residents potentially impacted. SMC engaged forensic investigators, notified the IRS, and offered 1-year credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 24 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

Mar 23, 2023

Begins

Apr 16, 2023

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

11 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

Washington State AGbd_b26133075b37e73c2023-05-31Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_045125b24a480ab92023-05-25 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_8781d8ad5b1448ed2023-05-24 · +7dCandidate

Name: Stanford, Munko & Co., PLLC
norm: stanford munko

Name: Stanford, Munko & Co., PLLC
norm: stanford munko
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2023
Undetected for: 24 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 24, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the IRS
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Notified the IRS
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing written notification of this incident
Offering the residents complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
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(45 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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Montana State AGMay 24 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Washington State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 24 (MT), last May 31 (NH) — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/stanford-munko-20230531.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 31, 2023
Raw hash: f350ffa54ffe9a0e6bd8e07a1bc8eb783df04528f70c19b6388f72ffebabb362

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStanford, Munko & Co., PLLC

Victim entityStanford, Munko & Co., PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 16, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov