HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Loren D. Stark Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 18, 2022

Filed

Aug 5, 2023

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

43state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Loren D. Stark Company →

Loren D. Stark Company, a retirement plan consulting firm, notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident on October 18, 2022, involving unauthorized access to systems. The incident potentially exposed full names and Social Security numbers. The company secured its network, engaged third-party forensic investigators, and provided credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 291 days

Oct 18, 2022

Begins

Oct 18, 2022

Discovered

Aug 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+23 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0a7f3bb681c6228e2023-08-04 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_13fb89d1966d8b012023-08-04 · +1dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_2f0d72e5b8344ef32023-08-04 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_e4474ca6b746f53a2023-08-04 · +1dVerified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 18d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_9d59217bd4ac2f772023-08-11 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8970579e7ce93abb2023-08-22 · +17dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fb66f822dc8082402023-08-23 · +18dVerified by operator

Name: Loren D. Stark Company
norm: loren d stark

Name: Loren D. Stark Company
norm: loren d stark
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 18, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 18, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 43state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the network environment
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with third-party cybersecurity professionals
Provided you access to credit monitoring and identity protection services through Equifax Credit Watch Gold
Changes made: Taken steps to further protect unauthorized access to individual records
Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information in our possession
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(291 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGAug 4 · first

California State AGAug 4 · first

Vermont State AGAug 4 · first

Maine State AGAug 4 · first

Montana State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+18d

South Carolina State AG+19d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (IN), last Aug 23 (SC) — a 19-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-523.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 5, 2023
Raw hash: b6a53265fbabb8124ef3fd023f228104cf7f31ae4859cbf26574e88a3d5b4306

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLoren D. Stark Company

Victim entityLoren D. Stark Company

Incidentdiscovered Oct 18, 2022

Stated responseSecured the network environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov