MalwareOtherRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

The Long & Foster Companies, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 22, 2020

Filed

Dec 1, 2020

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The Long & Foster Companies, Inc. →

The Long & Foster Companies, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack on August 22, 2020. Cybercriminals gained access to systems, potentially exposing names, addresses, Social Security numbers (W-9), and tax information (Form 1099). The company engaged cybersecurity experts and the FBI. No indication that data was accessed or viewed. Affected individuals are offered 24 months of identity protection. This is a supplemental notice.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 101 days

Aug 22, 2020

Begins

Aug 22, 2020

Discovered

Dec 1, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Delaware State AGbd_0e4f7cc333861c242020-12-01Verified
Maine State AGbd_59c056781148cbf22020-12-01Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6178d3b08109a18b2020-12-07 · +6dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e3cc11ab4a21208e2020-09-21 · +71dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_19619fbf7d1943c42020-09-16 · +76dVerified
Maine State AGbd_766e0953ceaa327c2020-09-16 · +76dVerified
Montana State AGbd_5c28b38b9a3210d42020-09-15 · +77dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_efcfa7b3c43219692020-09-15 · +77dVerified

Name: The Long & Foster Companies, Inc.
norm: the long foster companies

Name: The Long & Foster Companies, Inc.
norm: the long foster companies
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 22, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 22, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 1, 2020
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotifying certain state regulators and consumer reporting agencies

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and the FBI
Reviewing policies and procedures
Engaged leading cybersecurity experts to implement additional safeguards and security protections
Offering twenty-four (24) months of complimentary LifeLock Defender Choice identity protection
Notifying certain state regulators and consumer reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and security protections to better protect against similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(101 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGSep 15 · first

Indiana State AGSep 15 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Delaware State AG+77d

Maine State AG+77d

California State AG+77d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+83d

Pattern: first filing Sep 15 (MT), last Dec 7 (NH) — a 83-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-196639
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 1, 2020
Raw hash: 459f85ace7b0f9ff36fed9cd0dccd944eacf9c8578e98c5dfd2b9f274e566dba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Long & Foster Companies, Inc.

Victim entityThe Long & Foster Companies, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 22, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and the FBI

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov