HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Wineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC

bd_ac793e1d1f676207 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 13, 2024

Filed

Mar 18, 2025

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Wineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC →2 incidents on file

Wineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC notified consumers of a security incident discovered on November 13, 2024, where an unauthorized actor acquired files containing names, SSNs, IRS PINs, driver's license numbers, and health insurance info. The firm engaged forensic experts, secured its network, and offers 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday18 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 125 days

Nov 13, 2024

Discovered

Mar 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_71e361b88106e06b2025-03-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b070ea70f8abf7e12025-03-18Verified
Maryland State AGbd_f63ca8738fca3edf2025-03-18Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_e9ba83cadaf2380a2025-03-19 · +1dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_2102d679d62599c22025-03-01 · +17dVerified

Name: Wineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC
norm: wineberg solheim howell shain

Name: Wineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC
norm: wineberg solheim howell shain
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 13, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took measures to further secure our network
Enlisted outside cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation
Implemented additional security measures to help reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to help reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(125 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGMar 1 · first

Indiana State AG+17d

New Hampshire State AG+17d

Maryland State AG+17d

Vermont State AG+17d · this page

Nebraska State AG+18d

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IL), last Mar 19 (NE) — a 18-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-03-18-wineberg-solheim-howell-shain-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2025
Raw hash: 64eba66616095c5475cd0e1792f77ce2b25c75ef8d18143d7aa8361a1bd4afc1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC

Victim entityWineberg, Solheim, Howell & Shain PC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 13, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to further secure our network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov