Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowActive

Patterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Patterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Patterson-Schwartz and Assoc. notified customers in Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, and North Carolina of a phishing incident affecting email accounts. The company secured accounts, engaged external experts, and implemented enhanced MFA and security training. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance via Cyberscout/TransUnion. The investigation is ongoing.

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Breach window unknown

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

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Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Patterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc.
norm: patterson schwartz associates

Name: Patterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc.
norm: patterson schwartz associates

Discovered: —
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took action to secure the affected email accounts
Implemented enhanced security controls across our email platform
Working with external cybersecurity experts to determine the full scope of the incident
Reinforcing our internal security measures, including enhanced multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all sales associates and employees
Conducting additional cybersecurity training to help our email users recognize and avoid future phishing attempts
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Enhanced multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all sales associates and employees
Conducting additional cybersecurity training to help our email users recognize and avoid future phishing attempts
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.

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Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

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State AG / regulator filingThis record

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SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2026/01/Template-Consumer-Notification-Patterson-Schwartz-Associates_Redacted.pdf
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Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: 5db01e0d7dd3119f89deed0139e962ccb70107f4a31f022eab67ad575a2d141e

Reporting entityPatterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc.

Victim entityPatterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc.

IncidentPhishing

Stated responseTook action to secure the affected email accounts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov