HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Harder+Company Community Research

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 11, 2022

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Harder+Company Community Research →

Harder + Company Community Research, Inc. experienced unauthorized access to business email accounts between April 17, 2021, and August 12, 2021. The incident potentially exposed personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, driver's license numbers, health insurance information, and medical treatment information. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, reset passwords, and is offering identity theft protection services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

Apr 17, 2021

Begins

Jan 11, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_d5df4c771b5f3dc82022-01-11Candidate
Oregon State AGbd_03a6a2c4216830c22022-01-12 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5897ca980c90ddc72022-01-12 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_5bc7855f4fe9d5ed2022-01-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Harder+Company Community Research
norm: harder company community research

Name: Harder+Company Community Research
norm: harder company community research
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2021 – Aug 12, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 12, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with a specialized computer forensics firm to investigate the matter
Conducted a detailed review of all messages in the affected email accounts
Notified law enforcement and will continue cooperating with their investigations
Changed all passwords used to access our email system and computer network
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Reviewing our policies and procedures to identify any additional ways to further strengthen the confidentiality and security of our clients’ information
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJan 11 · first

California State AGJan 11 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

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/sb24-549883
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 11, 2022
Raw hash: 5974cd45f3528bcfd49db52f7c6bc6a94e965f371eeb79d7d7f8c041ce3d08a0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHarder+Company Community Research

Victim entityHarder+Company Community Research

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseWorked with a specialized computer forensics firm to investigate the matter

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov