MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareStolen CredentialsData EncryptedData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PIIMediumContained

Tree Top Associates, LLC

bd_9827219855a009c9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 11, 2020

Filed

Dec 23, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

38state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Tree Top Associates, LLC →

Tree Top, Inc. disclosed a ransomware incident where hackers accessed the network via a compromised user account on November 11, 2020. The attackers encrypted servers containing PII of employees, applicants, and beneficiaries, including SSNs, DOBs, bank info, and medical data. Tree Top engaged forensic experts, secured systems, and offered one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Nov 11, 2020

Discovered

Dec 23, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_38a50ff83146fbce2020-12-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6dfe39ea020d3b792020-12-23Verified
Washington State AGbd_bd17c41f7f086b292020-12-23Candidate
Maine State AGbd_d02b3fbeee3e988c2020-12-23Verified

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Maine State AGbd_e05797d3b33411fc2020-12-21 · +2dVerified

Name: Tree Top Associates, LLC
norm: tree top associates
Domain: treetop.com

Name: Tree Top Associates, LLC
norm: tree top associates
Domain: treetop.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 11, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 38state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: Date of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Conducted a thorough forensic investigation with the assistance of outside cybersecurity experts
Terminated the attackers' access to our network
Took steps to ensure the security of our network and systems
Restored operations of our systems
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Upgraded our security controls company-wide
Installed leading information security technologies that provide around-the-clock monitoring of our systems and network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGDec 21 · first

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Indiana State AG+2d

Washington State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d

Montana State AG+2d · this page

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Tree-Top-Notif.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 23, 2020
Raw hash: 9b444cf3c7ad7b5d0788ce6a214f0bed667cb3117ff6487250d85fedc480e05c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTree Top Associates, LLC

Victim entityTree Top Associates, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 11, 2020

Stated responseConducted a thorough forensic investigation with the assistance of outside cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov