HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Roetzel & Andress LPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 17, 2020

Filed

Dec 14, 2020

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Roetzel & Andress LPA →

Roetzel & Andress LPA notified the NH Attorney General that an unauthorized third party accessed an employee's email account on August 17, 2020. The firm became aware of unusual activity on that date. Investigation concluded in November 2020 that personal information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, of one New Hampshire resident may have been accessed. The firm engaged forensic specialists, contained the access, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 119 days

Aug 17, 2020

Begins

Aug 17, 2020

Discovered

Dec 14, 2020

Filed

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on median

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6da25f5c730df6022020-12-04 · +10dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e9d6a9d01f24f7c52020-12-04 · +10dCandidate

Name: Roetzel & Andress LPA
norm: roetzel andress

Name: Roetzel & Andress LPA
norm: roetzel andress lpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 17, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 17, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Provided notice to appropriate regulatory authoritiesProviding written notice of this incident to other state regulators, as necessary

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third party forensic specialists
Engaged a leading cyber security forensics firm to conduct its forensic investigation
Taken measures designed to eliminate the unauthorized third party's access to Roetzel's email system
Monitor for signs of further unauthorized access or activity
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewing its existing policies and procedures
Implement additional safeguards, as needed
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(119 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGDec 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 4 · first

New Hampshire State AG+10d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 4 (IN), last Dec 14 (NH) — a 10-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/roetzel-andress-20201214.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 14, 2020
Raw hash: 5e9e8048260dd2a5e827c0181132e0338da723dc746af0302302a0c6dff5741f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRoetzel & Andress LPA

Victim entityRoetzel & Andress LPA

Incidentdiscovered Aug 17, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov